Volkswagen faces German court showdown over ‘dieselgate’

AFP | Three years after the "dieselgate" scandal shook it to its foundations, Volkswagen next week faces a first major court case in Germany over...

India SC legalizes gay sex amidst the rise of Hindutva

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of India has decriminalized the gay sex across the country in a landmark verdict. A five-judge SC Constitution bench...

2+2 Meet: India gets US military info to contain China

News Analysis | A military-information sharing pact, which will give India access to the US technology to keep an eye on China and the neighborhood,...

Mattis makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

AFP | US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed in Kabul on Friday for an unannounced visit to war-torn Afghanistan, adding his weight to a flurry...

Wasteland makeovers bring creative cool to Paris suburb

AFP | Music throbs from a bar set up on a patch of scrubland and artists toil in what was once a tyre factory. This...

Mass grave site with 166 bodies found in Mexico

AFP | Mexican authorities discovered at least 166 bodies at a mass grave site in Veracruz state, prosecutors said Thursday, the latest horrifying find in...

Newly constituted EAC aims to defy challenges to put Pakistan on a sustainable path

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned the first meeting of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) today—which is expected to discuss if Pakistan...

Opening shots of the new cold war? Pompeo’s back to back visits in the subcontinent

News Analysis | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis are expected to arrive in New Delhi on September 6 (today)...

Domestic cement demand falls by 13.73% but is expected to be raised by housing schemes

News Analysis | Exports were the saving grace for Pakistan’s cement industry in August as the domestic consumption plummeted by massive 13.73 percent which in...

A Tribute to (Guppoo) Cecil Chaudhry: An officer and a gentleman!

Group Captain Ali Kazim(R) | Cecil Chaudhry, or Guppoo (for his treasure of anecdotes that never exhausted) as he was known to his friends, died...

Pompeo Visit: “Impasse in Pak-US relations broken”

News Analysis | Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi asserted that an impasse in Pakistan-US relations had been broken during talks with Secretary of State Mike...

Poland wants to join CPEC: Diplomat tells business community

News Desk | Ambassador of Poland to Pakistan, Piotr A. Opalinski has said his country enjoy very special ties with Pakistan which would be deepened...