MBS: Riding roughshod or playing a risky game of bluff poker? – James M Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A stalemate in efforts to determine what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is threatening to escalate into a crisis that...
IMF & Policy Options – Dr. Kamal Manno
Dr. Kamal Manno | The uncertainty and the self-destruct mode of the present policymakers are basically the two main factors taking Pakistan’s economy down. Entering...
Anti-corruption unit initiates probe against 25 PHA officers
News Desk | The anti-corruption watchdog, NAB (Rawalpindi) has initiated an inquiry against 25 officers of Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), sources said on Thursday....
Sunday by-poll: Analysis and lessons for PTI
Farah Adeed | At the very outset, I want to congratulate the young, energetic, committed and vocal social worker and young politician Alamgir Khan (founder of...
Kazakh court case tests Chinese power-James M Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A Kazakh court is set to put to the test China’s ability to impose its will and strong-arm Muslim nations into remaining silent...
Govt behaviour on By Polls show difference between PTI & others
News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) successfully held by-elections on Sunday. By-elections were carried out for 35 constituencies of national and provincial...
US “a loser” for abandoning Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani
AFP | Iran's president boasted Sunday that the United States has lost against the Islamic republic's "righteousness and wisdom" by walking out of the landmark...
Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic
AFP | Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as...
Yadav shines as India sweeps West Indies series
AFP | Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed a match haul of 10 wickets to lead India to a series sweep against the West Indies with a...
‘Confusing’ US signals: China still hopeful about Trump-Xi meet
AFP | US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will "probably" meet at a G20 summit next month, a US official said Sunday,...
Gandhi statue sparks controversy in Malawi
AFP | Over 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing a planned statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Malawi's commercial capital Blantyre, saying the Indian independence...
Accountability Campaign: New agreements against money-laundering
News Desk | Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar has said that the government has finalized a mutual legal assistance law...