China-Africa summit to target investment despite debt worries
AFP | African leaders will gather in Beijing Monday for a summit focused on economic ties, granting China a feel-good photo opportunity as it comes...
Gangster-turned-lawmaker is new face of Mexican politics
AFP | Pedro Carrizales's body is a hodge-podge of scars and tattoos that tell the story of how he went from street-gang thug to Mexican...
Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan! – Haider Mehdi
Syed Raza Haider Mehdi | This is not a comprehensive review of Imran and PTI's barely 7 days in office. While the dung beetles will head...
Digitalization; a need of the hour with massive challenges
Rizwan M Mir | With the current market push towards a digital economy, every enterprise is exploring ways to move with the change. Like private...
Court blocks construction of Canada pipeline to Pacific
AFP | A Canadian court on Thursday quashed the government's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific, siding with indigenous people worried that...
Pakistan closes its consulate in Jalalabad over unnecessary intervention and security reasons
News Analysis | Pakistan Embassy in Afghanistan has announced to close its consulate in the Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The reason cited for...
US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency
AFP | The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was irredeemably...
Plutocracy and poverty in Pakistan
Omer Javed | Mental constructs matter. Path dependencies solidify such thinking patterns. Some kind of belief system exists in every society. People have drawn from...
The Significance of Pak-US military ties
News Analysis | In the first visit of a foreign delegation to Pakistan after the new government was formed, the chief of the US military...
Why DPO Gondal had to be transferred at 1 am: asks CJP
News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Friday initiated the proceedings in a suo-motu case related to sudden transfer of PakPattan former District Police Officer...
Dr. Shireen Mazari’s befitting reply to human rights watch for its ‘selective’ criticism
News Analysis | Dr. Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights, responded to a letter by Human Rights Watch (HRW) director to Prime Minister Imran...
Approaching Pakistan’s current economic challenge
Omer Javed | Pakistan’s economy is currently facing challenges on both macroeconomic and growth fronts. On the macroeconomic front, challenges remain primarily on rising fiscal...