The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...

Fawad cites Dar’s “Criminal Acts” for Economic woes

News Analysis | Information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday lambasted the opposition for orchestrating the economic crises facing Pakistan’s beleaguered economy in a debate over the much-debated...

Shahzad ton helps Afghanistan tie against India

AFP | Stockily built Mohammad Shahzad knocked a brilliant hundred as spirited Afghanistan pulled off a last over tie against India in the Super Four...

21 Luxury cars confiscated from Nawaz’s friends Mill

News Analysis | Customs Intelligence has recovered the 21 luxury vehicles worth 250 million rupees from the deserted building of Redco Textile Mill near Kallar...

US documents systematic violence against Myanmar Rohingya

AFP | The United States said Monday it had found evidence of systematic violence by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority, including widespread killings and...

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...