Asian markets rally with Wall St on growth optimism

AFP | Asian markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street where investors were buoyed by the Federal Reserve's positive outlook for the US...

Six dead in Occupied Kashmir violence ahead of polls

AFP | Six people were killed in mounting violence ahead of local elections in Kashmir as Indian authorities imposed a curfew and suspended mobile internet...

Storm in Sindh Assembly: PPP and MQM still use ethnic politics to attack each other

News Analysis | The session of Sindh Assembly became highly controversial when lawmakers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) indulged...

Pakistan drop struggling Amir from Australia Tests

AFP | Pakistan on Thursday left out struggling pace spearhead Mohammad Amir from the 17-member squad for the two-match Test series against Australia starting in...

Indian Supreme Court: Temples must allow entry to women of all ages

AFP | India's top court on Friday revoked a ban on women entering a famous Hindu temple following a decades-long legal battle, ruling that patriarchy...

Iran’s FM rejects Israeli allegations of “atomic warehouse”

AFP | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday dismissed Israeli claims that Tehran was harbouring a secret atomic warehouse. "No arts & craft show...

Canada strips Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship

AFP | Canada's parliament voted unanimously on Thursday to effectively strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya...

New UN panel to prepare indictments over Myanmar atrocities

AFP | The UN Human Rights Council voted Thursday to set up a panel to prepare criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations...

Pak FM slams India over Sushma Swaraj’s antics

News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has severely criticized India for its irresponsible attitude toward the South Asian Association of Regional...

Love Jihad:Viral videos show Hindutva’s control over Police

News Analysis | A viral video about an alleged "Love Jihad" case in India has shocked the country. In the appalling video, the victim girl...

Yemen activist once held by rebels slams UN peace drive as ‘naive’

AFP | A Yemeni activist who was held and allegedly tortured for months by Huthi rebels this week criticised the UN-backed peace process for his...

Indian court upholds legality of world’s largest biometric database

AFP | India's top court Wednesday upheld the legality of the government's Aadhaar national ID scheme, the world's largest biometric database, but imposed new restrictions...