Saudi soft diplomacy: King hosts Iraq’s new President

AFP | Saudi King Salman welcomed Iraq's new President Barham Saleh Sunday on his first official visit to the kingdom, amid a warming of ties...

PM Khan’s diplomatic parleys continue: Set to visit Malaysia

News Analysis | Prime Minister Khan will leave for his two-day official visit to Malaysia today (Tuesday). The premier will meet his Malaysian counterpart, Mahathir...

Will SC disqualify Senator Azam Swati after JIT’s report?

News Analysis | In a latest development, media reports have claimed that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan has...

SP Tahir Dawar case: Politics over murder?

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan met the brother of martyred Superintendent of Police (SP) Tahir Khan Dawar and promised that the government will...

Hasanabdal: Where People live in caves & love it

AFP | Bomb-proof, earthquake-resistant and cheap: thousands of Pakistanis are choosing to hunker down in caves northwest of Islamabad, snapping up the hobbit-like homes amid...

Taliban confirms talks with US officials on Afghan conflict

AFP | The Taliban held talks with US officials in Qatar on ending the Afghan conflict last week, the militants confirmed Monday, but said no...

EU to consider sanctions on Iran for failed attack plots

AFP | EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to examine possible sanctions against Iran over two foiled attacks in Europe blamed on Iranian intelligence, as...

Will Afghan war end before US midterm elections?

AFP | US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Sunday he hoped the Taliban and Afghan government would strike a peace deal within five months -- even...

Death of Pakistani student in China: suicide or honor killing?

News Desk | Pakistan's Foreign Office has released an official statement dismissing the speculations of Pakistani student Usama Ahmed Khan at Shenyang Jianzhu University to...

US Senate votes against blocking Bahrain arms sale

AFP | The US Senate on Thursday rejected a long-shot effort to block $300 million in arms sales to Bahrain, as the bill's opponents stressed...

Deposit Rs 100m in Dam funds: SC orders D.G. Khan cement factory

News Desk | The Supreme Court on Monday while hearing a case pertaining to the depleted Katas Raj pond in Chakwal barred cement factories from...

Trump names new US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

AFP | President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped John Abizaid, a top US general from the Iraq war who has studied the Middle East for...