Khomeini: father of Iran’s Islamic Republic

AFP | Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was an austere and charismatic cleric who became an icon of the 21st century for standing against the West and...

No butter, no cream: Vegan rules at French pastry match

AFP | Contestants duking it out at this year's World Pastry Cup in Lyon on Monday had to wrestle with a challenge previously unthinkable in...

Pakistan and India’s Project Sagar Mala: Lessons worth learning

News Desk | Pakistan holds an important geostrategic position in the world. It is located at the crossroads of civilizations which enables it to engage...

Zardari’s disqualification: IHC removes objection on petition

News Analysis | The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday (today) heard a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), seeking disqualification of former president Asif...

Canadian envoy sacking shows ‘political interference’: Chinese media

AFP | Chinese state-run media on Monday decried the sacking of Canada's ambassador to Beijing, who was fired after he suggested it would be “great”...

Democracy a farce?

Dr. Zeeshan Khan | Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’. However, he was candid when he...

Trump-Imran meeting possible after Afghan talks: Fawad

News Analysis | Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan’s role in bringing the Taliban to the negotiation table has been appreciated by US...

Apparent breakthrough in Afghan peace talks

Asif Haroon Raja | By the time Barak Obama completed his second term in office, the tenacious battle between the ISAF-ANSF and the Taliban...

Is a slowdown in the Chinese Economy sufficient to end the US-China Trade War?

News Analysis | The World Economic Forum, held in the snow-packed Swiss town of Davos, contemplated various powerful questions for the future. Christine Lagarde, the...

US-Taliban talks: As hopes rise of a deal, what comes next?

AFP | More than 17 years after the US invasion of Afghanistan, Washington and the Taliban appear closer than ever to some sort of agreement...

No personal criticism: govt. and opposition decide

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have finally reached an agreement to put an end to the ongoing war of words...

Prime Minister Imran Khan: How a leader should speak to Youth?

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government was laying the foundation of genuine representative democracy in the country in which...