Yemen pro-govt forces say main rebel Hodeida roads seized
AFP | Yemeni government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, on Wednesday seized rebel supply routes into the key port city of Hodeida, military sources...
Sharif’s sons refuse to attend mother’s funeral in Pakistan
News Analysis | PML-N Chief Shahbaz Sharif arrived in London to receive the dead body of sister-in-law and former first lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. He...
Pakpattan Incident: Former IGP Punjab submits an “expected” report to the SC
News Analysis | In a much-awaited report, the former Punjab IGP, Dr. Kaleem Imam has categorically rejected the claims that the transfer of then-DPO, Rizwan Gondal,...
Punjab government extends parole of Nawaz, Maryam & Safdar until Monday
News Desk | Punjab’s incumbent government on Wednesday extended the parole of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retired) Mohammad...
Pakistan’s foreign policy during the PTI-led government will be more of the same
Mudassir Saeed | The formation of the PTI government – and just as importantly, its agenda of nation-building – is expected to also transform the...
Kulsoom Nawaz’s demise & spin doctors – Maleeha Hashmey
Maleeha Hashmey | The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her. It is arguably the biggest loss one gets to encounter...
Russia starts the largest military exercise with China but why now?
News Analysis | With the participation of about 300,000 active military personnel, over 1000 aircraft, and 80 ships, Russia kicked off its largest military exercise...
CJP terms critics of the dam construction campaign “narrow-minded”
News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Mian Saqib Nisar, bashed at those criticizing the campaign for collecting donations to construct dams. ‘Those...
Twitter reacts to Kulsoom Nawaz’s death
News Desk | On Tuesday 11th September, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif passed away after a prolonged illness in...
Spain works to avoid row with Saudi Arabia over bomb deal
AFP | After blocking the sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia, involved in the Yemen conflict, Spain now appears to be back-pedaling to maintain...
Is Western Media trying to make CPEC controversial?
News Analysis | A report in the UK daily, the Financial Times, has raised new controversy about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Some government officials...
Greenhouse gases from rice paddies may be 2x higher than thought
AFP | The way some irrigated rice paddies are managed worldwide, with cycles of flooding followed by dry periods, may lead to twice the planet-warming...