PM Khan chairs 1st CCI meeting: “All four provinces on the same page”

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Monday. It was the first ever meeting...

Does the UN’s Syria peace process still have a purpose?

AFP | When your job has been labelled "mission impossible," failure may be the most likely outcome. There is no doubt that the United Nations...

Relief as Maldives strongman concedes defeat

AFP | The strongman leader of the Maldives on Monday conceded defeat in the presidential election, easing fears of a fresh political crisis in the...

Khushhali Bank takes initiative to support renewable energy projects

News Analysis | As an example of fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility, Khushhali Microfinance Bank (KMBL), Pakistan’s widest spread micro-finance banking network, signed a memorandum of...

Nepal reinstates $2.5bn hydropower deal with Chinese firm

AFP | Nepal has reinstated a deal with a Chinese state-owned company to build a $2.5 billion hydroelectric plant scrapped by the previous government, officials...

Amal Umer killing case: SC constitutes a committee for amendments in Police rules

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has constituted a committee for necessary amendments in police rules and Police training, treatment of injured in...

Asian markets mixed as trade row rumbles, political crisis brews

AFP | Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the latest tit-for-tat tariffs in the China-US trade row, while investors are now looking ahead to the...

FM at the UNGA: Shah Mahmood has a busy day ahead of speech

News Analysis | The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has had a busy schedule soon after arriving in New York to attend the...

Treason Case: Non-bailable arrests warrants for Dawn’s Cyril Almeida

News Analysis | The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for daily Dawn’s Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida. The court has directed the...

Asad Vs Shahbaz: Pointscoring or a conflict of narrative?

News Analysis | The incumbent Finance Minister Asad Umar and the opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif confronted each other during a National Assembly session in a...

Reforming our madrassas – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | PTI’s 100-day plan is ambitious. It spans areas concerning governance, economy, agriculture, environment, social sector reform, and national security. And, truth be...

Battling it out at the UN: Potholes overshadow US-Iran confrontation – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | It’s easy to dismiss Iranian denunciations of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies as part of the Islamic republic's...