Iran, India move closer on trade as EU stalls

AFP | Iran will boost trade with India as the European Union struggles to find a way to circumvent a fresh US embargo on Tehran,...

Amnesty slams India for deporting Rohingya to Myanmar

AFP | Amnesty International on Monday accused India of disregarding international law after a Rohingya family was deported to Myanmar where the military is accused...

Turkey’s 12,000-year-old town about to disappear

AFP | From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family's...

Two Americans among foreign jihadists captured by Syrian Kurds

AFP | The Kurdish-led force battling the remnants of the Islamic State group in eastern Syria said Monday it captured five foreign jihadists, including two...

High cost of business hurting economy

News Desk | The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has said that the cost of doing business has increased manifold, leading to a...

World is safe from global conflict in 2019

M. K. Bhadrakumar | Is 2019 going to be the year of the Armageddon? The answer is a definitive ‘No’. As 2018 ended, the potential...

18th Amendment: Zardari & Bilawal exploiting provincial fears?

News Analysis | Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday insisted there was a “grand plan” in action to force the party...

CJP offended over rescheduling of Mohmand groundbreaking

News Desk | Irked over not being intimated of the rescheduling of the Mohmand Dam groundbreaking ceremony, the outgoing Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar told...

Delhi shouldn’t panic that Afghan war is ending – M. K. Bhadrakumar

M. K. Bhadrakumar | Panic has seized the Indian analysts – mixed with fury and frustration – that the Americans are marching out of Afghanistan....

Thailand will not forcibly deport Saudi woman: official

AFP | The Saudi woman who made a desperate plea for asylum after landing at Bangkok airport will not be forcibly deported from Thailand, an...

Why Bar Associations need to be reformed?

Saad Rasool | Each year, during the months of January – February, Bar associations across Pakistan hold elections to choose their office-bearers. During this time, the...

Teacher, school principal sent to jail for torturing a student

News Desk | A female teacher and a school principal have been sent to jail after the court suspended their pre-arrest bail in the case...