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...

Pledge of allegiance – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | ‘Karbala’ is not simply the name of a geographical place on the map of the world. In fact, on the physical plane,...

Fluid flamboyance: French star Christine and the Queens becomes Chris

AFP | Heloise Letissier, the million-selling French pop singer who became a global star as Christine and the Queens, cannot stop shape-shifting. For her second...

Milan Fashion Week regales in green-tinted luxury

AFP | Milan Fashion Week kicks off on Wednesday with cutting-edge couturiers taking over the city to present their women's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2019 collections, while...

Russia says no Syria assault as Putin, Erdogan agree Idlib plan

AFP | Moscow said Monday there would be no assault on Syria's Idlib as the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to create a demilitarised...

Anti-Brexit campaigner seeks to ‘end the chaos’

AFP | Leading anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller launched an information campaign Friday to help "end the chaos" surrounding Britain's looming departure from the European Union....

Brazilians opt for budget bulletproofing as economy tanks

AFP | Brazilians are as worried as ever about getting shot while driving but have less money in a stagnant economy to spend on protecting...

Fly me to the Moon? A look at the space-tourism race

AFP | SpaceX is among a handful of companies racing to propel tourists into space. Here are the top projects in the works, and what...

Pakpattan Incident: SC rejects a ‘biased’ report, grills IG Kaleem Imam

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has completely rejected a report submitted by the former Inspector General Punjab Police Kaleem Imam regarding the...

Fish shortage sparks conflict on Africa’s great lakes

AFP | Ugandan navy speedboats sliced through murky Lake Edward towards a fleet of wooden canoes carrying illegal fishermen from the Democratic Republic of Congo,...