The Americas: Caught between two evils – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | You can’t help but feel sorry for Latin Americans. They inevitably end up with either a right-wing “capitalist” dictator or a...
China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft
AFP | China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and...
SC declares MD PTV’s appointment illegal: Has it exposed the PML-N?
News Analysis | In the latest development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the appointment of former Managing Director (MD) and chairman of Pakistan...
A looming threat: Pakistan running dry
Rafay Waqar | Water is a scarce resource in Pakistan and for that, Pakistan was declared a water stress country in 2005. Over 90 %...
Marine combat veteran kills 12 in crowded California bar
AFP | A 28-year-old US Marine Corps combat veteran opened fire in a crowded country music bar in California, killing 12 people including a police...
Maoist rebels kill five in India bus blast
AFP | Indian Maoist rebels Thursday killed five people including a policeman by detonating a landmine under a bus in a restive central state that...
What are the cornerstones of Pakistan’s maritime security strategy?
Rashid Nazir Choudhary | Preservation and maintenance of stable maritime order, in the Indian Ocean particularly in the Arabian Sea, is one of the cornerstones...
Yemen troops advance deeper into rebel-held Hodeida
AFP | Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes advanced inside rebel-held Hodeida Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians bracing for fighting in...
Parliamentarians to be schooled by Ethics Committee
News Analysis | The government and opposition have decided to form an Ethics Committee on Thursday. Defense Minister Pervez Khattak informed the house it had...
Pakistan: “Rule of Law” without “Just Society”?
Dr. S. Zulfiqar Gilani | Although bandied about for as long as one remembers, only recently has the rule of law started being enforced for...
Amnesty accuses Yemen rebels of ‘militarising’ hospital
AFP | Amnesty International accused Yemeni rebels on Thursday of "deliberate militarisation of hospitals" in the battleground city of Hodeida and called on warring parties...
Chinese state media debuts ‘AI’ news anchors
AFP | China's state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda and a pair of new presenters...