Qatari cash reaches Gaza in campaign to ease tensions
AFP | Palestinian civil servants formed long queues in Gaza on Friday to receive millions of dollars in Qatari-funded salaries, as part of efforts to...
Bangladesh declines Canada offer to take in Rohingya refugees
News Desk | Bangladesh declined an offer by Canada to take in Rohingya refugees - including women who were raped - Canadian officials said, as...
UAE, Saudi sense convergence with Syria – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | The reported plan by the United Arab Emirates to reopen its embassy in Damascus shortly leads to a startlingly new alignment on the...
The enduring name and philosophy of Iqbal
M Zafar Khan Safdar | The advent of the 20th century marked the consolidation of national states based on regional fidelities. Reason replaced religion as...
Geneva after Moscow Conference: US & Russia competing on Afghanistan?
News Analysis | U.S Principal Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Alice Wells, was on the official tour to Pakistan on...
The Americas: Caught between two evils – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | You can’t help but feel sorry for Latin Americans. They inevitably end up with either a right-wing “capitalist” dictator or a...
China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft
AFP | China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and...
SC declares MD PTV’s appointment illegal: Has it exposed the PML-N?
News Analysis | In the latest development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the appointment of former Managing Director (MD) and chairman of Pakistan...
A looming threat: Pakistan running dry
Rafay Waqar | Water is a scarce resource in Pakistan and for that, Pakistan was declared a water stress country in 2005. Over 90 %...
Marine combat veteran kills 12 in crowded California bar
AFP | A 28-year-old US Marine Corps combat veteran opened fire in a crowded country music bar in California, killing 12 people including a police...
Maoist rebels kill five in India bus blast
AFP | Indian Maoist rebels Thursday killed five people including a policeman by detonating a landmine under a bus in a restive central state that...
What are the cornerstones of Pakistan’s maritime security strategy?
Rashid Nazir Choudhary | Preservation and maintenance of stable maritime order, in the Indian Ocean particularly in the Arabian Sea, is one of the cornerstones...