Does the UN’s Syria peace process still have a purpose?

AFP | When your job has been labelled "mission impossible," failure may be the most likely outcome. There is no doubt that the United Nations...

Relief as Maldives strongman concedes defeat

AFP | The strongman leader of the Maldives on Monday conceded defeat in the presidential election, easing fears of a fresh political crisis in the...

Khushhali Bank takes initiative to support renewable energy projects

News Analysis | As an example of fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility, Khushhali Microfinance Bank (KMBL), Pakistan’s widest spread micro-finance banking network, signed a memorandum of...

Nepal reinstates $2.5bn hydropower deal with Chinese firm

AFP | Nepal has reinstated a deal with a Chinese state-owned company to build a $2.5 billion hydroelectric plant scrapped by the previous government, officials...

Amal Umer killing case: SC constitutes a committee for amendments in Police rules

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has constituted a committee for necessary amendments in police rules and Police training, treatment of injured in...

Asian markets mixed as trade row rumbles, political crisis brews

AFP | Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the latest tit-for-tat tariffs in the China-US trade row, while investors are now looking ahead to the...

FM at the UNGA: Shah Mahmood has a busy day ahead of speech

News Analysis | The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has had a busy schedule soon after arriving in New York to attend the...

Treason Case: Non-bailable arrests warrants for Dawn’s Cyril Almeida

News Analysis | The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for daily Dawn’s Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida. The court has directed the...

Asad Vs Shahbaz: Pointscoring or a conflict of narrative?

News Analysis | The incumbent Finance Minister Asad Umar and the opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif confronted each other during a National Assembly session in a...

SC rejects the petition seeking PM Imran Khan’s disqualification

News Analysis | The Supreme Court today rejected a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan for not being truthful and righteous. The court...

The bloody civilians – M Zafar Khan Safdar

M Zafar Khan Safdar | The total outlay of Pakistan’s budget for the year 2018-19 is Rs 5932 billion, whereas the resource availability during 2018-19...

TDAS 18: Egypt & Pakistan celebrate 70 years of bilateral relations

News Story | The South Asian Strategic Stability Institute University (SASSI) in collaboration with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Cairo hosted...