‘Sister’s Day’: Can University of Faisalabad reform Valentine’s Day?

News Analysis| A Pakistani university is rebranding Valentine's Day as "Sister's Day", and debating marking the holiday widely seen as a Western import by handing...

APS survivor becomes first Pakistani to receive ‘Points of Light Award’ in UK

News Desk | Ahmad Nawaz, a survivor of the terrorist attack on Army Public School Peshawar, has been given "Points of Light Award" from 10...

Qatar rejects normalising ties with ‘criminal’ Assad

AFP| Qatar's foreign minister ruled out on Monday the possibility of re-opening an embassy in Damascus, in line with some other Gulf countries, calling Syrian...

Temple conflict: Right wingers threaten Indian heroic women

AFP | Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga are living on the run since infuriating Hindu traditionalists by entering one of India's holiest temples that for generations...

Iran to launch two satellites in ‘coming days’

AFP| Iran's president said Monday the Islamic republic plans to launch two domestically made satellites into orbit in the "coming days" to gather information on...

Political monopolies damaging democracy in Pakistan – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | During his speech in 1966, President John F. Kennedy quoted a Chinese curse, ‘May you live in interesting times’. He...

Remembering Pakistan’s genius – Arfa Karim

News Desk | Today (January 14) marks the seventh death anniversary of youngest Microsoft professional Arfa Karim, who passed away at the age of 16...

Celebrating without cause? – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | Earlier in the week, as reported, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan referred the JIT Report (regarding money laundering by Asif Zardari...

The new Arms Race in the 21st century – Dr. Zafar Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The bipartisan nuclear arms control framework constituted during the Cold War is in the process of expiring. On 20 October 2018,...

NBP & Green Pakistan: A march towards a cleaner future

News Desk | Climate change has been highlighted as the challenge of the century. Pakistan has been highlighted as being among the most vulnerable countries...

Afghan talent show singer finds fame as Justin Trudeau’s double

AFP | An Afghan talent show contestant's striking resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn...

SC disposes of APS carnage suo motu case

News Analysis | The Supreme Court has disposed of the Suo Motu case pertaining to the unfortunate 2014 Army Public School carnage after the judicial...