Taxing the taxed – Farid A Malik

Farid A Malik | Pakistan has run out of cash. The state is bankrupt which is bad news, but the good news is that Donald...

Pakistani director Syed Noor thinks Fawad Khan and Humayun Saeed lack starpower

News Desk | Veteran film director Syed Noor is opening up about the Pakistani film industry. The director of 90's films like Jeeva, Sangam, and...

Afghanistan Election 2018 and Reconciliation process

News Analysis | Parliamentary elections were held in Afghanistan, on 20th October 2018.  Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC), had announced parliamentary election would be held...

7 immediate economic solutions for government – Mir Mohammad Ali Khan

Mir Mohammad Ali Khan | Yes there are solutions. Of course there are. But the solutions are extremely unpopular. So unpopular that if any of...

The era of shattering treaties – Prelude to an Arms Race?

Muhammad Faizan Fakhar | On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran...

A sombre run-up to US-Russia summit in Paris – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | The highlight of the consultations of the US National Security Advisor John Bolton in Moscow on Monday was the announcement of...

‘Fiercest’ shellfire yet around Syria truce zone: monitor

AFP | Rebels and jihadists traded fire with government forces in northern Syria overnight, their "fiercest" exchanges since a buffer zone deal was announced for...

ICRC says ‘breathtaking’ destruction in Syria’s Ghouta

AFP | The destruction in Syria's Eastern Ghouta is overwhelming and the humanitarian needs huge, a top Red Cross official said Friday after visiting the...

Pakistan’s ‘poor billionaires’ expose a major problem

AFP | It took rickshaw driver Mohammad Rasheed a year to save 300 rupees to buy his daughter a bike, so when he found three...

Pakistan has reinstated its ban on Indian content on TV channels in Pakistan

News Desk | Pakistan has reinstated its ban on Indian content on TV channels in Pakistan. On October 27, the decision was announced by Cheif...

IGP Islamabad Transfer: Real Story behind the headlines

News Analysis IGP Islamabad, Jan Mohammad, a Grade -20 Officer, appointed by the caretaker government, before the general elections was abruptly transferred out, by the...

Sri Lanka: Fear and Chaos

News Analysis | President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday, October 26, 2018, sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe; plunging Sri Lanka into political crisis. He was replaced...