Relief as Maldives strongman concedes defeat
AFP | The strongman leader of the Maldives on Monday conceded defeat in the presidential election, easing fears of a fresh political crisis in the...
Khushhali Bank takes initiative to support renewable energy projects
News Analysis | As an example of fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility, Khushhali Microfinance Bank (KMBL), Pakistan’s widest spread micro-finance banking network, signed a memorandum of...
Nepal reinstates $2.5bn hydropower deal with Chinese firm
AFP | Nepal has reinstated a deal with a Chinese state-owned company to build a $2.5 billion hydroelectric plant scrapped by the previous government, officials...
Amal Umer killing case: SC constitutes a committee for amendments in Police rules
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has constituted a committee for necessary amendments in police rules and Police training, treatment of injured in...
Asian markets mixed as trade row rumbles, political crisis brews
AFP | Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the latest tit-for-tat tariffs in the China-US trade row, while investors are now looking ahead to the...
FM at the UNGA: Shah Mahmood has a busy day ahead of speech
News Analysis | The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has had a busy schedule soon after arriving in New York to attend the...
Treason Case: Non-bailable arrests warrants for Dawn’s Cyril Almeida
News Analysis | The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for daily Dawn’s Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida. The court has directed the...
Asad Vs Shahbaz: Pointscoring or a conflict of narrative?
News Analysis | The incumbent Finance Minister Asad Umar and the opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif confronted each other during a National Assembly session in a...
Reforming our madrassas – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | PTI’s 100-day plan is ambitious. It spans areas concerning governance, economy, agriculture, environment, social sector reform, and national security. And, truth be...
Battling it out at the UN: Potholes overshadow US-Iran confrontation – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | It’s easy to dismiss Iranian denunciations of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies as part of the Islamic republic's...
India opens flood gates, Pakistan pays price for not making dams?
News Analysis | The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), in the Pakistani province of Punjab, has issued a flood alert for parts of the province...
Another surgical strike: Indian Army Chief threatens Pakistan again
News Analysis | The Chief of the Indian Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, has said that India needs to launch another surgical strike against terrorists...