The curious case of PTI’s economic management! – Dr. Kamal Mannoo

Dr. Kamal Mannoo | On paper at least, the PTI has a reasonably good economic team headed by the Finance Minister Asad Omar himself, and...

War of words rages as Pelosi blocks Trump’s speech to Congress

AFP | US President Donald Trump intensified his war of words with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday after she effectively blocked him from delivering his...

Did Government approach Twitter to suspend military courts critics’ accounts?

News Analysis | Federal Minister for Information Mr. Fawad Chaudhary has made it clear that his government has not reported anyone’s Twitter accounts to the...

El Chapo’s sons killed Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, witness tells trial

AFP | The sons of former drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman killed Mexican journalist Javier Valdez because he insisted on publishing an interview with...

All the President’s men: on parade with India’s elite bodyguards

AFP | They are members of the most elite regiment in the Indian Army, handpicked by height and heritage from a pool of thousands and...

Pakistan captain Sarfraz sorry for Phehlukwayo ‘black guy’ comment

AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed apologised on Wednesday following a controversial comment aimed at South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo which was picked up by a...

‘The new oil’: Dublin strikes it rich as Europe’s data hub

AFP | A new industrial revolution is underway on the outskirts of Dublin. Fortunes are being made in clusters of anonymous warehouses housing vast data...

Trump had hoped to meet Imran Khan at Davos? – Dr. Moeed Pirzada

Moeed Pirzada | World Economic Forum (WEF) top management kept hoping till the very end that Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, may be persuaded to join...

Thai king signs decree approving first election since coup

AFP | Thailand's king has issued a royal decree endorsing the first general election since a 2014 coup, with a date for the long-delayed poll...

Sony to shift UK HQ to avoid Brexit disruption

AFP | Sony will shift its European headquarters from Britain to the Netherlands to avoid Brexit-related customs issues, but operations at its current UK company...

Sri Lanka hoping for a miracle in Australia Test series

AFP | Sri Lanka have closely studied the way India defeated Australia in their recent Test series, but captain Dinesh Chandimal said Wednesday his side...

Second US soldier of 2019 killed in Afghanistan

AFP | An American soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO said, the second to die as a result of the conflict so far...