Remodelling the Belt and Road: Pakistan picks up the torch
James M Dorsey | A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Pakistan, following in the footsteps of Malaysia...
Five men and the sea: huge marlin sinks Filipino fishing boat
AFP | It reads like a modern day take on 'The Old Man and the Sea' -- five Filipino fishermen cast adrift for days on...
SC rejects PML-N’s Talal Chaudhry’s apology in contempt of court case
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected Pakistan Muslim Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry’s apology in the contempt case. The Chief justice...
Lt Gen Asim Munir: A tough man for a tough job
News Desk | On Wednesday, the army's media wing announced that Lt Gen Asim Munir has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the...
Afghan election candidate among eight killed in suicide attack
AFP | An election candidate was among eight killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, days ahead of a parliamentary vote...
Nawaz Sharif breaks silence over Shahbaz’s arrest
News Desk | Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, 9th October, stated that he would soon raise voice over the arrest of former Punjab chief minister and his...
ECP suspends IGP Punjab’s transfer: Has the government committed a mistake?
News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the notification announcing the appointment of Amjad Javed Saleemi as the Punjab Inspector General...
PM Khan set to fulfill ‘5 Million homes’ promise
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch a pilot project of ‘Apna Ghar’ scheme at 5 pm on Wednesday, the 10th of October, kick-starting...
Minister accused in India’s growing #MeToo storm
AFP | India's belated #MeToo movement snowballed Tuesday after several female journalists accused a minister in Narendra Modi's government of sexual harassment and a producer...
Faisal Raza Abidi arrested for ‘insulting’ the CJP
News Desk | Secretariat police on Wednesday arrested Pakistan People’s Party leader and former senator Faisal Raza Abidi after he appeared before the Supreme Court...
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
AFP | The gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan's record as the world's only carbon negative country, but major challenges stand...
Myanmar ‘unwilling’ to probe Rohingya abuse, UN must act: rights envoy
AFP | Myanmar is "unable and unwilling" to investigate its abuses against Rohingya Muslims, a UN rights envoy has said, bolstering calls for the country's...