US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops

AFP | The US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defense officials said Friday amid...

Tajikistan is ready to provide cheap electricity to Pakistan – Envoy

News Desk | The Rawalpindi Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Friday, 11th January hosted a farewell ceremony for the outgoing Ambassador of Tajikistan, H.E...

FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians

AFP | The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The...

My every step was within constitutional limits, CJP

News Desk | Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar said on Friday that he laid the foundation of judicial activism in the country with...

Canada takes in Saudi teen asylum seeker

AFP | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada was taking in an 18-year-old Saudi asylum seeker who fled her family and harnessed the...

The New Cold War may never arrive – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | An old Italian friend and a noted Sinologist based in Beijing representing a Vatican paper, Francesco Sisci wrote apropos an article...

Pakistan Cement exports show growth in the Year 2018

News Desk | The Pakistani Cement Industry exports swelled during July-Dec 2018. Domestic cement dispatches declined in the first six months of FY18-19 by 1.4...

US govt. shutdown becomes longest in history

AFP | The United States government shutdown that has left 800,000 federal employees without salaries as a result of President Donald Trump's row with Democrats...

Should Pakistan abolish capital punishment?

News Analysis | In the latest development, a district and sessions court in Lahore on Friday set the execution of Khizar Hayat, a death-row prisoner,...

Russia accuses BBC of spreading ‘terrorist’ ideologies

AFP | Russia's media watchdog accused the BBC Thursday of spreading the ideologies of "terrorist groups" via online publications of its Russian service, the latest...

Indian Army says won’t allow gay sex, adultery

AFP | India's army chief said Thursday that gay sex and adultery would not be tolerated in the army's ranks, months after a landmark court...

Sindh govt, opposition threaten protest over gas outages

News Analysis | Amid a worsening gas crisis, Sindh Assembly has unanimously threatened the federal government with protest if the required gas supply to the...