Maldives leader blames defeat on ‘disappearing ink’
AFP | Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has told the Supreme Court that disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to blame for his...
US defence chief Mattis says Trump is ‘100 percent’ with him
AFP | US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Donald Trump has assured him of his full support, one day after Trump appeared to cast...
Australia target first Asia series win since 2011 – Paine
AFP | Australian skipper Tim Paine vowed his team would do its utmost to win the second Test against Pakistan starting in Abu Dhabi from...
Police on high alert ahead of Indian temple opening to women
AFP | India deployed hundreds of police Tuesday in southern Kerala state where protesters have threatened to stop women from entering a Hindu temple, despite...
Tensions rise over women’s entry to Indian temple
AFP | Thousands of devotees joined street marches in southern India on Monday as tensions mounted over a recent Supreme Court verdict revoking a ban...
Dear Imran Khan: Hunt or Be Hunted
Dear Prime Minister, I watch from a distance as the vessel sails into an abyss, the deck is stacked, the rules are rigged -...
Patwari Bhands of an Ancient Punjabi Regime
Javed Hassan | It’s a universal truth that change is not easy, and for those who have enjoyed a cozy cordiality with past regimes, having...
From enduring sexual violence to becoming noble laureate – Dr. Zeeshan Khan
Dr. Zeeshan Khan | “At some point, there was rape and nothing else. This becomes your normal day,” Ms. Murad wrote in her autobiography, “The...
Idlib province: Syria’s last major rebel stronghold
AFP | Syria's jihadist-dominated Idlib province is the last major area still outside regime control, after a string of ferocious assaults this year put most...
Shrines under the watchful eye: CJP orders forensic audit
News Desk | The Punjab Auqaf Department has been ordered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to submit a forensic audit of the money which...
Iran’s new breed of charities on poverty frontline
AFP | At an outreach center in southern Tehran, teenagers are learning to be journalists, while upstairs their mothers are fine-tuning their sewing skills and...
ICC charges Sri Lankan legend Jayasuriya in anti-corruption probe
AFP | Dashing former Sri Lankan batsman and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged for not cooperating with a match-fixing probe and concealing information,...