US ready for talks with Taliban – Asif Haroon Raja

Asif Haroon Raja | 17 years have gone by but so far there are little prospects for the longest war in Afghanistan to come to...

Pak-US thaw? Trump mulls reset as Pentagon calls Pakistan part of the solution

News Analysis | A prominent US daily "The Washington Times" has asserted that the election of Imran Khan as the Prime Minister of Pakistan offers...

From the pastor crisis to the S-400 showdown, Turkey-US conflict still ongoing

Imran Jan | Turkey and the United States are at loggerheads with each other over the issue of two "religious preachers" from their countries respectively....

Hope for peace talks tumble as India calls off UNGA meeting

News Analysis | The Indian government has rescinded its decision to accept Pakistan’s proposal for a meeting between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of...

Religiosity in the times of crisis

Afreen Faiza | People pray when get scared and turn towards God when feeling alienated, helpless and depressed. It is a well-known fact that Religious...

Downward spiral in US-Turkey relations

News Analysis | International relations are shaped by national interest. States are perpetually striving to get stronger, either by making common cause with other states...

Celebs extend warm wishes to Pakistan cricket team ahead of Indo-Pak Asia Cup match

News Desk | Pakistani celebrities have extended their warm wishes to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of a crucial match of Asia Cup 2018 between...

IHC suspends sentences handed by accountability court in Avenfield case

News Analysis | The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the sentences handed to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and...

Belgian builds musical bridge across the Bosphorus

AFP | Belgian musician Tristan Driessens found his inspiration and his calling east of the Bosphorus, becoming one of the West's few masters of the...

PM elect or select? – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | After a very impressive speech in the inaugural session of the National Assembly, Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) referred to...

Challenges of devolution – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | After the passage of the unanimous constitution in 1973, perhaps devolution of power where it belongs is the biggest constitutional...

New York expo on conspiracy theories aims to capture zeitgeist

AFP | The Kennedy assassination, Watergate, 911 and the war in Iraq: all these landmark events in US history fueled public suspicions about the elites...