National action plan against drugs addiction

Abdul Rasool Syed | Sadly, Drugs addiction is surging at an exponential rate in our country. It has engulfed our people especially the young generation...

India’s long game revealed & omens are bad for Pakistan

Jan Achakzai | While faced with new costs and opportunities for engaging major stakeholders on Afghan reconciliation, Pakistan should not ignore or underestimate India’s spoiling...

Govt shuts down used car imports

News Desk | Local car importers have expressed dissatisfaction over the Commerce Division of the government of Pakistan’s decision to term payment of the duty...

Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game – Dr. James M Dorsey

Dr. James M Dorsey | The United States and China are playing Eurasia’s 21st-century Great Game from different but equally skewed maps. While the US...

Freemasonry’s ‘Jadoo Ghar’ once existed in Pakistan

Sarmad Ishfaq | The Freemasons are secular fraternal organizations that find their roots from stonemasons of ancient civilizations. The Masons claim they are an organization...

Taliban continue peace talks amid violence

News Analysis | The United States for the first time has confirmed on Wednesday (today) that its envoy is meeting in Qatar with the Taliban,...

After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks

AFP | Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been...

Jet-setting Davos elite frets about climate

AFP | A die-hard environmentalist and head of a polluting company walk into a conference centre... The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is one of...

Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they...

Naya Pakistan: Police officers to face the court

News Analysis | The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) constituted to probe Sahiwal Tragedy presented its initial report to the Chief Minister of Punjab on the...

A love story: The Pakistani Diaspora – Leigh Anne Treistman

Leigh Anne Treistman | There is love story being written daily in America by Pakistani immigrants, but it is not one you are going to...

Russia avoids new doping penalties over missed deadline

AFP | Russia remains under scrutiny even though it will not be punished for missing a December deadline to allow access to the Moscow laboratory...