Allahuma Labaik -Flying to Hajj
News Desk | Every year, over two million Muslim pilgrims from around the world descend on Mecca to perform the Hajj. With the convenience of modern...
Bodies found as floods recede in India’s Kerala
AFP | Floodwaters receded in Kerala on Monday, leaving Indian rescuers the grim task of retrieving bodies as the death toll from the worst monsoon...
Fifty years ago, Soviet tanks crush the Prague Spring
AFP | In August 1968 Soviet tanks rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to crush a burgeoning democratic reform movement known as the Prague Spring. Here is...
US welcomes Afghanistan’s latest ceasefire offer to Taliban
AFP | The United States on Sunday welcomed the announcement by Kabul of a provisional ceasefire with the Taliban, saying the plan "responds to the...
Tributes pour in for former UN chief and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan
AFP | From his native Africa to the United States, tributes continued to pour in from around the world Sunday after UN chief, Nobel peace...
Five biggest challenges facing new Pakistan PM Imran Khan
AFP | Pakistan's new government led by prime minister Imran Khan faces myriad challenges. The cricketing icon turned politician will have to make hard choices,...
Cricket hero Khan set to be sworn in as Pakistan PM
AFP | Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan was set to be sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan Saturday, after promising a new...
Imran Khan dons a traditional black Sherwani for his Oath-Taking
News Desk | Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad on Saturday, ushering in a new political era...
IMET: Military-to-military contact -Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The divergence in Pakistan and the United States regional and global outlook has gradually been fading their strategic partnership. Indeed,...
Agriculture development
Dr. Farid A Malik | My great friend Tariq Bucha (Late), was President Farmer’s Association of Pakistan and also headed the Agriculture and Rural Development...
Honduran families traumatized by US-imposed separations
AFP | Since being returned to his parents in Honduras, 16-month-old Johan has suffered from stomach problems and sleepwalking. They say the symptoms come from the...
India warns of ‘extremely grave’ crisis as flood toll rises
AFP | Hundreds of troops led a desperate operation to rescue families trapped by mounting floods in India's Kerala state Thursday as the death toll...