IMF assistance: more detrimental than beneficial for Pakistan

M Fazal Elahi | Eventually, the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan has chosen to jump into the lap of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for...

Airline steward stole Dh18,500 from 3 brothers on plane

Gulf News Courts | Dubai: A flight steward has been accused of stealing Dh18,500 from three brothers in an airplane’s business class cabin, while they...

Cutting Financial Aid To Pakistan May Not Bring Peace To Afghanistan

Fatemeh Aman | A new report by the State Department on terrorism criticizes Pakistan for failing to prevent terrorist groups, especially the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani Network...

‘More to do’ is the new ‘do more’

Imran Jan | General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US Central Command, said of Pakistan, “I do acknowledge that they have done a lot in...

Khashoggi crisis highlights why investment in Asia is more productive than in the Middle East – James M Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist...

Votes amidst violence: Afghan candidate killed by chair bomb

News Analysis | Abdul Jabbar Qahraman, a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, was assassinated when a bomb planted under his office chair exploded resulting...

Heirs of Heroes: Habib Jalib’s daughter drives taxi

News Desk | Tahira Habib Jalib, the daughter of revolutionary poet Habib Jalib, said she was irked by the skyrocketing bills she had to pay...

Chinese wooed to invest in Pak Food Industry

News Desk | Fauji Foods Limited (FFL) had announced its appointment of Lazard Saudi Arabia as its foremost financial advisor, Riaz Ahmad & Company as...

Fawad vs Shahbaz: Who is afraid of accountability?

News Analysis | The leader of opposition Mr. Shahbaz Sharif who is in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for alleged misuse of...

Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE

Middle East Eye | It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording...

Reinventing Pakistan’s image: Pakistan Trek partners with Mari Petroleum

News Desk | Tourism is picking up the pace in Pakistan with many western backpackers exploring Pakistan, making video blogs, and writing travel journals. The...

Who would want to be an Afghan MP?

AFP | Doctors, mullahs, sons of warlords, feminists and even a prison inmate are among a motley crew of candidates contesting war-torn Afghanistan's October 20...