Trump declares victory over IS in Syria, orders US troops home

AFP | The Islamic State group has been "beaten" in Syria, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing a stunning order to pull American...

PTM MNA’s taken off ECL on Prime Minister’s orders

News Desk | The federal cabinet, under the orders of the Prime Minister, has decided to remove the names of MNAs Mohsin Dawar and Ali...

JS bank tackles climate change at COP24

News Desk | Being responsible to the environment, JS became the first commercial bank in Pakistan to be certified as a Green Office by the...

Smiling at danger, China’s finless porpoise fights to survive

AFP | In an oxbow lake along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a breathy sigh pierces the surface stillness as one of China’s...

US Syria pullout will have wide ramifications

AFP | The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications. Here is...

Spanish government to meet in Barcelona amid separatist protests

AFP | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will hold a cabinet meeting in Barcelona on Friday amid tight security as Catalan pro-independence groups plan to...

‘Disrespectful, silly’ Kohli blasted at home and abroad

AFP | Indian captain Virat Kohli faced stiff criticism both Down Under and at home on Wednesday after his side's crushing loss to Australia in...

Huawei rejects Western security fears, says ‘no evidence’

AFP | Huawei defended its global ambitions and network security on Tuesday in the face of Western fears that the Chinese telecom giant could serve...

Is NAB working independently?

News Analysis | According to media reports the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday rejected the claims of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mehmood Khan...

Pakistan needs a consistent policy on Kashmir; Says Ambassador (r) Abdul Basit

News Desk | In the occupied Kashmir, Indian troops killed 3 mujahedeen, 7 civilians and injured 32 near gunfight site on Saturday, December 15. Reportedly...

Asian markets mixed ahead of Fed, oil struggles to recover

AFP | Most markets were mixed in Asia Wednesday as investors moved cautiously after the previous day's sell-off, while focus is on a Federal Reserve...

PPP and PMLN alignment is a ’marriage of convenience’: Ali Muhammad Khan

News Desk | “PTI’s allies standing with and supporting the opposition’s walk out on Saad Rafiq’s production order is nothing to worry about”, commented the...