Asian markets cautious after US volatility

AFP | Asian markets were cautiously higher Wednesday, after a volatile session for US equities and as yields on Treasury bonds retreated from a seven-year...

Textile Industry: 100 mills to open as Govt allows subsidy

News Desk | All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) announced a decision to reopen a hundred former mills in Punjab. The decision was borne out...

Africa Cup offers Salah chance to regain scoring touch

AFP | Liverpool star Mohamed Salah gets a chance to rediscover his scoring touch when he plays for Egypt against eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) in the...

Remodelling the Belt and Road: Pakistan picks up the torch

James M Dorsey | A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Pakistan, following in the footsteps of Malaysia...

Five men and the sea: huge marlin sinks Filipino fishing boat

AFP | It reads like a modern day take on 'The Old Man and the Sea' -- five Filipino fishermen cast adrift for days on...

SC rejects PML-N’s Talal Chaudhry’s apology in contempt of court case

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected Pakistan Muslim Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry’s apology in the contempt case. The Chief justice...

Lt Gen Asim Munir: A tough man for a tough job

News Desk | On Wednesday, the army's media wing announced that Lt Gen Asim Munir has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the...

Afghan election candidate among eight killed in suicide attack

AFP | An election candidate was among eight killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, days ahead of a parliamentary vote...

Iran says Saudi claims to replace its oil ‘unbelievable’

AFP | Iran's oil minister said on Monday that the market will never believe "exaggerated" claims by Saudi Arabia that it can replace Iranian oil...

China tells Pompeo US must stop ‘misguided actions’

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced a testy exchange with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, days after a blistering US...

Pakistan Christian in last appeal on blasphemy death sentence

AFP | Pakistan's Supreme Court said it had reached a judgment Monday after hearing the final appeal of a Christian mother on death row for...

Australia seeks to settle migrants outside major cities

AFP | Australia is drawing up plans to require migrants to temporarily settle in regional and rural areas to ease congestion in major cities, the...