U.S forces limit contact with Afghan forces after death of Gen. Raziq: But why?

News Analysis | The U.S forces in Afghanistan have scaled back their contact with the Afghan security personnel stationed inside the base and called back...

Cricket: Pakistan keep winning combination for NZ Twenty20s

AFP | Pakistan's selectors Monday kept the same winning combination against New Zealand for the three-match Twenty20 series which whitewashed Australia in the United Arab...

Iran sells oil on exchange in bid to counter sanctions

AFP | Iran sold oil to private buyers through its energy exchange for the first time on Sunday, as part of its efforts to counter...

Suicide attack on Kabul election workers kills one, wounds six

AFP | A suicide bomber targeting the headquarters of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday killed at least one person and wounded six, officials...

Pakistan reimposes ban on Indian content on TV channels

AFP | Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday ordered a ban on all Indian content on TV channels, setting aside an earlier verdict by a lower...

Arab-Israeli ties: The Doom of the Palestinian cause?

AFP | Palestinian officials on Saturday expressed concern about a potential "normalisation" of relations between Israel and Arab countries after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Almost 2 million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen

AFP | At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forwards, en route to one of the biggest...

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s release: A hit and trial move to bring Taliban to negotiations

News Analysis | Afghan Taliban have said in a statement that their former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been released by the Pakistani...

Should Pakistan ‘establish contacts’ with Israel just like KSA?

News Desk | A tweet from an Israeli journalist that an aircraft flew from Tel Aviv to Islamabad has sparked a new controversy in Pakistan. According...

Defamation under freedom of expression

Abdul Rasool | The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made history by rejecting the plea by an Austrian woman that her conviction for blaspheming...

The richest yet the least influential dead man

Imran Jan | Mohammad Bin Salman, referred to by his initials MBS, in March pledged to invest $400 bn in the United States in ten...

Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui challenges CJP over his termination

News Analysis | Former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Friday challenged his termination as a high court judge in the Supreme...