When Czechoslovaks cracked jokes in the face of Soviet tanks
AFP | Even when Soviet tanks invaded their country on August 21, 1968, to wipe out a pro-democracy movement, Czechoslovaks managed to maintain their unique...
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
AFP | More than two million Muslims from around the globe started the hajj pilgrimage on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest...
New Cabinet takes oath
News Analysis | The Prime Minister’s cabinet in ‘Naya Pakistan’ took oath today in the early hours of today. The President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain,...
Pakistan at a crossroads as Imran Khan is sworn in -James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Criticism of Pakistan’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance regime by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) is likely to...
South Korean families gather on eve of rare reunion
AFP | Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans gathered excitedly Sunday on the eve of their first meeting for nearly seven decades with family...
Imran Khan vows change in first address as Pakistan PM
AFP | Imran Khan made his first speech as Pakistan's prime minister late Sunday, giving a wide-ranging, televised address in which he announced reforms targeting...
PM Imran’s speech: All segments appreciate it
News Analysis | https://www.facebook.com/hum24tv/videos/271985633528719/UzpfSTEwMDAwMTc4NjEwMDA4ODoxNzAxMjYzMTMzMjc2NTQw/ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, after taking oath as prime minister of Pakistan, addressed the nation on Sunday. His first speech...
NBP emphasizes “Green Initiative” as its CSR on Independence Day
News Desk | The National Bank of Pakistan celebrated 71st Independence Day in a big way. Mr. Saeed Ahmad President and CEO, NBP, had hoisted the...
Are you ready to play under Khan’s captaincy?
Waqqas Shabbir | Pulling the right strings, Khan spoke with heart. Great body language, pain in his eyes, compassionate, empathetic, substantive, spirited, determined, visionary, and...
Turkey’s financial crisis raises questions about China’s debt-driven development model
 James M. Dorsey | Financial injections by Qatar and possibly China may resolve Turkey’s immediate economic crisis, aggravated by a politics-driven trade war with the...
Bitter pills: Erdogan’s possible remedies for Turkey crisis
AFP | The crash in the Turkish lira sparked by US sanctions has left President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing the biggest economic challenge of his...
By nominating Usman Buzdar, Imran Khan has commenced the age of common man!
Mudassir Saeed | Had the Charles Dickens been alive, and had he been aware of the tragedies of our national affairs, and were he to...