Key events in Sri Lanka political crisis

AFP | Sri Lanka has plunged into a constitutional crisis after its president sacked the prime minister and appointed a controversial former strongman ruler in...

Mattis says Russia cannot replace US in Mideast

AFP | Russia is no replacement for the United States in the Middle East following Moscow's military intervention in Syria, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis...

Radicals attack Hindu retreat as gender protests mount

AFP | Suspected Hindu radicals on Saturday attacked a spiritual retreat founded by a preacher who backed letting women enter a renowned Indian temple, police...

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s release: A hit and trial move to bring Taliban to negotiations

News Analysis | Afghan Taliban have said in a statement that their former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been released by the Pakistani...

Should Pakistan ‘establish contacts’ with Israel just like KSA?

News Desk | A tweet from an Israeli journalist that an aircraft flew from Tel Aviv to Islamabad has sparked a new controversy in Pakistan. According...

Defamation under freedom of expression

Abdul Rasool | The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made history by rejecting the plea by an Austrian woman that her conviction for blaspheming...

The richest yet the least influential dead man

Imran Jan | Mohammad Bin Salman, referred to by his initials MBS, in March pledged to invest $400 bn in the United States in ten...

Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui challenges CJP over his termination

News Analysis | Former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Friday challenged his termination as a high court judge in the Supreme...

Tigers dwindling: just six sub-species remain, says study

AFP | Six different sub-species of tigers exist today, scientists confirmed Thursday, amid hopes the findings will boost efforts to save the fewer than 4,000...

Macron, Trump confer ahead of Istanbul Syria summit

AFP | French President Emmanuel spoke by phone Thursday with US leader Donald Trump about strategy ahead of a four-way summit on Syria in Istanbul...

No compromise on ‘National Interests’, FO reaffirms

News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Office has once again clarified that there will be no compromise on the national interests. Spokesperson of FO, Dr. Muhammad...

Taliban leader freed after US talks with the group

AFP | A top Taliban commander held in Pakistani detention for more than eight years has been freed, sources said Thursday, in an apparent move...
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