Suspected separatists shoot dead five in Indian state

AFP | Suspected separatist gunmen on Thursday shot dead five people they singled out in an Indian village where ethnic tensions are simmering over a...

Relations beyond the veil: Pakistan, Israel and the Muslim world

Dr Zafar Khan Safdar | The conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs has endured for more than a century. It centers on control of...

TLP protest: Did government place Asia Bibi’s name on ECL?

News Analysis | As the situation continues to remain uncertain and chaotic in Lahore and Islamabad due to the protest led by Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s...

Will government use force against the TLP protesters?

News Analysis | Despite stern warning by the Prime Minister Imran Khan, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan is protesting and reportedly challenging the writ of the state. PM...

‘DIRECTORATE S‘ by Steve Coll’: Biasness at its peak

Imran Jan | Yet another ISI-bashing book unsurprisingly by Steve Coll. It is merely a repetition of the boring and bias-laden anti-ISI narrative. It is...

Oppressed Kashmiris and the right of self-determination

Abdul Rasool Syed | Like every year, the people of Kashmir marked 27th October as a black day. On this very fateful day in 1947,...

BRI: Responses of the US and EU

Haseeb-Ur-Rehman & Dr. Farwa Sial | In contrast to other development funds and economic corridors, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is distinct in its...

SC says Senator Azam Swati should resign

News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Friday, 2nd November, said that the Minister for Science and Technology Senator Azam Swati should resign from his...

PM Khan’s speech wins hearts: Celebs endorse on Twitter

News Desk | Pakistani celebrities have come out in support of Prime Minister Imran Khan after he delivered a stern message to the hardcore religious...

Asia Bibi case and ruling of the Supreme Court – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | Asia Bibi’s case gained national prominence because of brave, pluralist politician like Salman Taseer who served as the 26th Governor of Punjab from 2008...

Saudi Arabia and Iran: When it comes to exiles, the pot calls the kettle black – James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | If Saudi Arabia is under pressure to give chapter and verse on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate...