Asian markets mostly down on China tariff fears

AFP | Most Asian equities sank on Friday as investors fret that the US will ramp up its trade war with China by imposing fresh...

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman terms the government a sham, demands CEC’s resignation

News Analysis | Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F), has once again said that the present government is a sham and deserves not...

After US, the Chinese foreign minister visits Pakistan

News Analysis | After a brief visit by the American delegation, the Chinese Foreign minister is set to arrive in Islamabad on Friday, the 7th...

Visiting Army Museum Lahore

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | Visiting any museum is like a journey into the history, culture, heritage and other interesting, informative and knowledgeable aspects of one’s...

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)...