IMF bailout requires steep tax measures

News Desk | Immunity from help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is going to need drastic measures from the government, in the months ahead....

Talks aimed at ending Afghan conflict held in UAE

AFP | Talks aimed at ending the Afghan conflict were held Monday in the United Arab Emirates, the Pakistan government said, with US and Taliban...

US – China rivalry in Indo-Pacific region and Chinese energy security

Amina Khan | Historically, the region has been most important for the US, having its naval bases one of which is Diego Garcia being located...

US accepts Assad staying in Syria — but won’t give aid

AFP | The United States said Monday it was no longer seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but renewed warnings it would not fund...

Da Vinci design jewel still key for Tuscan silk weavers

AFP | Five hundred years after the death of Leonardo da Vinci, a silk mill incorporating one of his designs is still shuttling some of...

British Airways to resume flights to Pakistan after 10 years

News Desk | The British Airways (BA) on Tuesday has announced to resume flight operations to Pakistan after as many as 10 years. In a...

Asian markets sink with Wall St on global outlook fears

AFP | Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following a sharp retreat on Wall Street fuelled by increasing worries about the global economy, while investors await...

Incendiary remarks: ATC indicts ex-senator Faisal Raza Abidi

News Analysis | An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday indicted former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi in a case pertaining to anti-judiciary...

1979: A pivotal year in the Arab-Muslim world

AFP | A series of dramatic events swept across the Arab and Muslim worlds in 1979, the aftershocks of which still reverberate today, 40 years...

Indian politician gets life over 1984 anti-Sikh riots

AFP | A veteran Indian politician was given a life sentence on Monday over anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that killed nearly 3,000 people following the...

Eleven dead as gunfight sparks protests in Indian Kashmir: police

AFP | Seven civilians were killed as Indian troops fired on protesters Saturday after a gunfight left three armed rebels and a soldier dead in...

New Maldives leader secures $1.4bn from ‘closest friend’ India

AFP | The new Maldives president, seen as closer to the West and India than his predecessor, secured $1.4 billion from New Delhi on Monday...
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