China, Canada diplomatic row escalates with death sentence

AFP | A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws...

Mari Gas: The oil & gas giant helping build a better nation

News Desk | Looking at the energy and oil sector of Pakistan, it is hard to miss Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL). With 18% market...

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb attack, warn more to follow

AFP | The Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb attack in Kabul that ripped through surrounding neighbourhoods, killing at least four...

Imran blasts opposition for NA walkouts

News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticized the opposition parties’ partial boycott of the National Assembly proceedings and termed it a pressure tactic...

NAB: The only casualty in ‘war of words’

News Desk | Asif Ali Zardari, PPP co-chairman, on Monday said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman should appear before the parliament in person,...

How close was US to attack Iran?

News Analysis | In September 2018, White House asked Pentagon to come up with a plan for striking Iran after an Iran backed Shiite militia...

“Police should be strong and independent force,” says top Pakistani judge

News Analysis | Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar who is all set to retire in this week has said that he made all...

Qatar rejects normalising ties with ‘criminal’ Assad

AFP| Qatar's foreign minister ruled out on Monday the possibility of re-opening an embassy in Damascus, in line with some other Gulf countries, calling Syrian...

Political monopolies damaging democracy in Pakistan – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | During his speech in 1966, President John F. Kennedy quoted a Chinese curse, ‘May you live in interesting times’. He...

Iran to launch two satellites in ‘coming days’

AFP| Iran's president said Monday the Islamic republic plans to launch two domestically made satellites into orbit in the "coming days" to gather information on...

Celebrating without cause? – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | Earlier in the week, as reported, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan referred the JIT Report (regarding money laundering by Asif Zardari...

Remembering Pakistan’s genius – Arfa Karim

News Desk | Today (January 14) marks the seventh death anniversary of youngest Microsoft professional Arfa Karim, who passed away at the age of 16...