Growing army influence on Brazilian elections causes a stir

AFP | With an ex-army captain leading polls, a reserve general picked as his running mate, and a military chief sticking his nose into the...

Bilateralism between India and Pakistan

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani | Relations between India and Pakistan continue to be bedevilled for the last 71 years. It is because the ‘nationalists of...

NAB arrests Multan metro project director and others on corruption charges

News Analysis | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested six officials of the Multan Metro Bus Project (MMBP) on Thursday over alleged corruption in...

Foreign Minister visits Kabul

News Analysis | Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the foreign minister of Pakistan, is visiting Afghanistan for a one day trip on Saturday, the 15th of September....

IMF programmes, institutional quality and export performance – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | In 2008, the then PPP led coalition government found itself in need of obtaining foreign exchange cushion to build up country’s...

Law Minister refuses to comment on High Treason case against Pervez Musharraf

News Analysis | Farogh Naseem, Minister for Law and Justice, has refused to comment on the case of former military dictator Pervez Musharraf. Mr. Naseem...

World’s longest straight-line sea route connects Pakistan to Russia

News Analysis | Pakistan has the world's longest possible straight-line water route in the world that connects it to Russia. The straight-line of 32,000 kilometers...

PM House to be converted into an educational institution, says PTI Government

News Analysis | In the latest development, the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to convert the Prime Minister House into an educational institution; Minister...

Spanish PM fights back against thesis plagiarism allegation

AFP | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez angrily fought back Thursday against allegations that he plagiarised his doctoral thesis, in the same week his health...

Pakistan completely rejects Financial Times story; assures China of cooperation

News Analysis | Dr. Mohammad Faisal, spokesperson Foreign Office Pakistan, has categorically rejected the story published in a British Newspaper regarding Pakistan’s intention to review...

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos unveils $2 bn philanthropic fund

AFP | Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest person on the planet, announced Thursday he was creating a philanthropic fund to help homeless families and...

Rogue state and the ICC – Imran Jan

Imran Jan | The US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, has issued a damning threat against the International Criminal Court (ICC) established by the Rome...