US sanctions key Iranian paramilitary force
AFP | The US Treasury Department slapped sanctions Tuesday on an Iranian paramilitary group along with a network of businesses that were providing it financing,...
China woos Bhutan, to India’s displeasure
AFP | A peep into a Thimphu toy shop shows stacks of Pokemon, all made in China, a testimony to the quiet overtures Beijing is...
What if the IMF says NO to Pakistan?
Mir Mohammad Ali Khan | What "If" the IMF indirectly says no to us. How can they do that and why would they do that....
Saudi alliance doesn’t mean US ‘downplaying’ Khashoggi question: official
AFP | The US alliance with Saudi Arabia does not mean Washington is "ignoring or downplaying" the disappearance and suspected murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...
Toyota Pakistan jacks up prices for the fourth time this year
News Desk | Toyota Indus Motors is dropping yet another increment bomb on its customers with an expected price jack of up to PKR 350,000...
Guantanamo prison to stay open at least 25 years: US admiral
AFP | Former President Barack Obama had vowed to close the US military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but now it will stay open for...
Modi’s India: All Talk and No Bite?
Taimur Khan | Whether it is hugging different heads of states around the world, performing yoga on the roads of Delhi or making surprise and...
Turkish daily says audio tapes indicate Saudi journalist ‘decapitated’
AFP | Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was tortured before being decapitated inside Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul, pro-government daily Yeni Safak reported Wednesday, saying it had...
PM’s “Clean & Green Pakistan” campaign gets a boost from NBP
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan's campaign of "Clean and Green Pakistan" is increasingly been getting support from key national institutions - like National...
Iran embassy in Ankara receives ‘suicide bomb threat’
AFP | An individual who claimed to have links to the Islamic State extremist group threatened to attack the Iranian embassy in Ankara, Tehran's envoy...
Maldives court rejects Yameen’s secret witnesses
AFP | The Maldives' top court rejected on Tuesday three "secret" witnesses offered by President Abdulla Yameen in his petition to have his September election...
‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to vote
AFP | From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to...