Iran sells oil on exchange in bid to counter sanctions
AFP | Iran sold oil to private buyers through its energy exchange for the first time on Sunday, as part of its efforts to counter...
Suicide attack on Kabul election workers kills one, wounds six
AFP | A suicide bomber targeting the headquarters of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday killed at least one person and wounded six, officials...
Pakistan reimposes ban on Indian content on TV channels
AFP | Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday ordered a ban on all Indian content on TV channels, setting aside an earlier verdict by a lower...
Arab-Israeli ties: The Doom of the Palestinian cause?
AFP | Palestinian officials on Saturday expressed concern about a potential "normalisation" of relations between Israel and Arab countries after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Almost 2 million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
AFP | At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forwards, en route to one of the biggest...
The shortcomings of IMF programme – Dr. Omer Javed
Dr. Omer Javed | IMF programmes are highly tilted towards aggregate demand management, and least focused on supply-sided impetus. Also, they ask for following a...
Fear: The Root of Trump’s power – Jacob G Hornberge
Jacob G Hornberger | In every welfare-warfare state, the people in charge are committed to maintaining their power and control over the lives, income, assets,...
Macron rejects calls to halt Saudi arms sales over Khashoggi
AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday brushed off pressure to halt lucrative arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal...
Escaping accountability? – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | When the Panama Leaks scandal took the world by storm, shaking the very foundations of politics in Pakistan, there was widespread criticism...
World’s 50 Influential Muslim Leaders: PM Khan a leading star
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan is included in the list of World's top 50 influential Muslim leaders 2019. Khan has bagged 29th position...
PTI decides to prepare new privatization policy
News Desk | The PTI government has decided to privatize 62 state-owned organizations and also announced to prepare new privatization policy in this regard. According...
Is another NRO around the corner?
News Desk | Despite all stakeholders asserting that an NRO is neither demanded nor is anyone willing to give one, rumours of another possible NRO continue to circulate...