Cruel yet popular punishment: Japan’s death penalty

AFP | Years waiting on death row, inmates told their fate just hours before their execution, and guards paid $180 to do an "unbearable" job...

Turkey-US Spat: Is US driving Turkey into the arms of Russia? – Taimur Khan

Taimur Khan | On July 25, 2018, Andrew Craig Brunson, the American pastor who is living in Turkey, was released from jail confinement (of more...

Today marks a year since NAB filed three-references against Nawaz

News Analysis | Jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Khawaja Harris continued the cross-examination of prosecution’s star witness and head of the Joint Investigation...

With new government in Islamabad, optimism resonates in Afghanistan

News Desk | The speakers at a moot were convinced that the revival of US-Pakistan high-level contacts and the consensus on the Afghanistan Pakistan Action...

Asian markets mostly down on China tariff fears

AFP | Most Asian equities sank on Friday as investors fret that the US will ramp up its trade war with China by imposing fresh...

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman terms the government a sham, demands CEC’s resignation

News Analysis | Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F), has once again said that the present government is a sham and deserves not...

After US, the Chinese foreign minister visits Pakistan

News Analysis | After a brief visit by the American delegation, the Chinese Foreign minister is set to arrive in Islamabad on Friday, the 7th...

Visiting Army Museum Lahore

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | Visiting any museum is like a journey into the history, culture, heritage and other interesting, informative and knowledgeable aspects of one’s...

Volkswagen faces German court showdown over ‘dieselgate’

AFP | Three years after the "dieselgate" scandal shook it to its foundations, Volkswagen next week faces a first major court case in Germany over...

India SC legalizes gay sex amidst the rise of Hindutva

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of India has decriminalized the gay sex across the country in a landmark verdict. A five-judge SC Constitution bench...

2+2 Meet: India gets US military info to contain China

News Analysis | A military-information sharing pact, which will give India access to the US technology to keep an eye on China and the neighborhood,...

Mattis makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

AFP | US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed in Kabul on Friday for an unannounced visit to war-torn Afghanistan, adding his weight to a flurry...