NATO chief optimistic about peace in Afghanistan

AFP | NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday Afghanistan's chances for peace were "greater now" than in many years, even as the Taliban step up...

No holiday on 9th November; work hard, urge Ministers

News Desk | The National Assembly has rejected a resolution presented by a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers seeking public holiday on November 9th. It...

Did Zardari confess to fake accounts on live Tv?

News Analysis | https://youtu.be/n2ZcSktMTso Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, former president of Pakistan and co-chairperson of Pakistan’s peoples’ party, while in an interview to a local channel...

Will Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Safdar be sent to jail again?

News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar lamented on Tuesday that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has just spoiled the...

‘Heavenly Palace’: China unveils new space station as ISS days numbered

AFP | China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises...

Targeting Gwadar? US exempts Chabahar from sanctions

AFP | The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the...

Why does Macron want a ‘European army’ to defend against US?

AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for a "real European army" to allow the bloc to defend itself against Russia and even the...

With US absent, world’s exporters turn attention to China

AFP | There is a notable no-show among the dozens of national pavilions at Shanghai's massive import fair -- the United States -- a metaphor...

Record 435 Afghans killed or wounded in legislative poll: UN

AFP | More than 400 Afghans were killed or wounded in poll-related violence during three days of voting last month, the United Nations said Tuesday,...

Zimbabwe thrash Bangladesh for long-awaited Test win

AFP | Brandon Mavuta and Sikandar Raza shared seven wickets between them as Zimbabwe recorded their first Test win in five years with a thumping...

‘Cake’ and ‘Salam’ win awards at South Asian Film Festival Montreal

News Desk | Pakistani movie ‘Cake' and a biopic movie ‘Salam' on Pakistani scientist Abdus Salam won awards at South Asian Film Festival of Montreal....

Dutch Muslims seek Twitter ban on politician Geert Wilders

AFP | A body representing 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands has asked Twitter to block the account of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders for inciting...