New US-led sanctions target Iran-Taliban ties

AFP | The US Treasury and allies in the Gulf took aim at Iran's support for the Taliban Tuesday with new sanctions against nine individuals...

Erdogan keeps Saudi under pressure but shuns confrontation

AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key speech on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows that Turkey wants to shun confrontation with Saudi Arabia...

India-Russia space cooperation: The US response – Afeera Firdous

Afeera Firdous | The story of India-Russia space partnership is nothing new, but it is important to analyze this collaboration in the context of the...

Khashoggi killing: Trump slams ‘worst cover-up ever’

AFP | US President Donald Trump charged Tuesday that a Saudi operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul had given rise...

Desperate? Indeed, to serve and save the nation! – Javed Hassan

Javed Hassan | So, the catcalls and hollering of his amateurism, his naiveté, his indelicacy, and his lack of preparedness reached a crescendo as the...

Why is India not willing to hold talks with Pakistan?

News Analysis | Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Imran Khan has once again vowed to hold talks with India, country’s immediate neighbor, and traditional rival,...

Is Saudi Lobby in tatters due to Khashoggi Murder?

AFP | When the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, by 19 hijackers 15 of them from Saudi Arabia the kingdom switched into...

Will never work with Urwa Hocane: Khalil-ur-Rehman

News Desk | Pakistani playwright, TV and film director Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar has said working with Urwa Hocane was "the most dreadful experience of his life”. During...

Zardari’s statement: Idle threats or promise of retribution?

News Analysis | Asif Ali Zardari, former president of Pakistan, said on Monday that the democratic forces are becoming weak in the country ever since...

Sindh Minister threatens to shut Careem and Uber down in Karachi

News Desk | Minister for Transport and Mass Transit Syed Awais Qadir Shah has given one week’s deadline to the two main app-based ride-hailing services...

‘Game changer’ tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10

AFP | A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday...

Khashoggi murder ‘planned days in advance’: Turkish President

News Desk | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday during a speech to his ruling party in Ankara stated that the killing of journalist...