Ruby rush brings ‘hell’, not riches, to Mozambique village
AFP | Nearly a decade after rubies was first found in northern Mozambique, the discovery has proven a poisoned chalice, says traditional local ruler Cristina...
Economy – No heroics please!
Dr. Kamal Monnoo | A couple of weeks before the elections we had to call an emergent distributors meeting at our company offices as the...
Mexico marks twin anniversaries of deadly quakes
AFP | Mexico marks the anniversaries Wednesday of two deadly earthquakes: one that devastated the country last year, claiming 369 lives, and another that killed...
US bases must be closed, say Taliban
News Analysis | Taliban leaders are calling for US bases in Afghanistan to be closed down, sources say. They are also demanding the release of...
Government likely to announce the increase in gas prices today
News Analysis | Amid the political and the public backlash, PTI led coalition government is expected to take a critical decision on gas tariffs today...
Shahbaz contemplating another extension in parole till chehlum of Begum Kulsoom
News Analysis | The former Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is mulling ways to re-extend the five-day parole of the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his...
Machines will do more tasks than humans by 2025: WEF
AFP | Robots will handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025, almost twice as many as now, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study...
Growing Disappointment! – Dr. Kamal Monnoo
Dr. Kamal Monnoo | This government’s economic performance so far has been unimpressive. All hopes from a finance minister with supposedly an impressive track record...
Gen. Bajwa in China to assure Chinese investor about the future of CPEC
News Analysis | Army Chief of Pakistan, General Qamar Javed Bajwa sets off for a three-day official visit to China. “During the visit, COAS will...
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is neither honest nor truthful, detailed verdict of Appellate Tribunal
News Analysis | In an interesting development, an appellate tribunal at the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued its detailed...
Mari Gas discovers oil in Baluchistan, stock prices shoot up
News Desk | Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) informed the Pakistan Stock exchange that they have discovered significant deposits of crude oil in the exploratory...
Ex-Trump aide Manafort to cooperate in Russia probe
AFP | President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate in the Russia collusion investigation in a plea deal that left...