Canada PM renews calls for Saudi blogger’s release

AFP | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau renewed calls for the release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi after meeting his wife on Friday, calling the issue...

Trump to make ‘major announcement’ about shutdown

AFP | US President Donald Trump will make a "major announcement" Saturday about the long-running US government shutdown and the situation on the country's southern...

Yemen’s Huthis finance war with fuel from Iran: UN report

AFP | Fuel loaded from ports in Iran has generated revenue to finance the Yemen Huthi rebel war effort against the Saudi-backed government, according to...

Twitter suspends Punjab CM spokesperson’s account

News Desk | Twitter has suspended the official account of Punjab chief minister’s spokesperson Shahbaz Gill. The reason of suspension is not known yet. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf...

US prosecutors say criminals going free due to shutdown

AFP | Federal prosecutors in the United States said Friday that investigations are being disrupted and criminals going free due to the four-week-old partial shutdown...

Is ideology of greed back? – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | After the breakup of the mighty Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on December 26, 1991, politics of the left...

Cargill to expand its footprint in Pak with over $200m investment

News Desk | US-based food and agriculture giant Cargill has announced its plans to invest more than USD200 million in Pakistan in the next three...

Pakistan FO rules out India’s role in Afghan peace process

News Analysis | “India has no role in Afghanistan,” Foreign Office spokesman Dr. Mohammad Faisal said at the weekly media briefing while responding to a...

Much is expected from Justice Asif Khosa – Salman Akram Raja

News Desk | Salman Akram Raja, prominent legal expert and advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, said that legal community has very high expectations from new...

US Jihadist sought to attack White House

AFP | Washington: Authorities in the US state of Georgia have arrested a 21-year-old man who sought to buy explosives and an anti-tank rocket for...

‘Thousands’ more children separated from parents at US border in 2017-18

AFP | Thousands of more children were forcibly separated from their parents after illegally crossing the US-Mexico border from 2017-2018 than originally admitted by President...

Hasina Not a Dictator: Bangladesh High Commission hits back..!

GVS Online had republished an Opinion piece by Mohsin Raza Malik, on Jan 17, under the title, "Bangladesh: Hasina becomes a ruthless dictator" (originally...