Violent BJP: Naseeruddin Shah kicked out of the literary event amid threats

News Desk | Bollywood's veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah was barred from attending the Fifth Ajmer Literature Festival on Friday after his sharply worded statement on...

Arrests fuel anxieties among China Canadian expats

AFP | The arrest of a third Canadian in China has heightened anxiety even in an expatriate community accustomed to some level of fear and...

President launches first Maritime Doctrine of Pakistan

News Analysis | President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the armed forces of Pakistan have more experience than other forces of the world in...

US bishops face pressure amid new sex assault revelations

AFP | US bishops preparing for a meeting to address the sexual abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church suddenly find themselves in a high-stakes credibility...

FO welcomes fresh talks with Afghan Taliban

News Analysis | The Foreign Office on Monday welcomed a new round of talks between the Afghan Taliban and other international stakeholders expected to be...

Gatekeeper at Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’ hopes music can save lives

AFP | From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night -- hoping that music...

Fear grips ‘stateless’ millions in India’s Assam

AFP | Indian farmer Nur Mohammed can barely sleep for worrying that his wife might soon be made stateless, put in a detention camp and...

PM Imran Khan will not attend the World Economic Forum 2019

News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan will not attend the World Economic Forum sessions starting in Davos on 22nd January 2019. Prime Minister’s special assistant...

Jim Mattis: the ‘Mad Dog’ with a big library

AFP | Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a softly spoken but battle-hardened former Marine, always stood in uneasy contrast with President Donald Trump, his brash businessman...

You are either with us or with the enemy

Imran Jan | The end of the Afghan war may look no different than its start. Chaos, killings, devastation and so forth. Victor Hugo told...

Azhar, Babar hit centuries as Pakistan batsmen show form

AFP | Azhar Ali and Babar Azam hit centuries on the second day of a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Willowmoore...

Basant or no Basant: LHC seeks reply from Punjab Govt

News Desk | The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday (today) has issued notices to the Punjab government and other official respondents on a petition...