Urgent preparations as super typhoon closes in on Philippines

AFP | Preparations were in high gear in the Philippines on Friday with Super Typhoon Mangkhut set to make a direct hit in less than...

London Fashion Week: Victoria Beckham, Burberry headline

AFP | London Fashion Week opens Friday with all eyes on Victoria Beckham, who debuts at the event on the 10th anniversary of her label's...

Nuns get hands dirty, and wet, to save Mexico salamander

AFP | Rolling up the sleeves of her immaculate white habit, Sister Ofelia Morales Francisco plunges her hands into an aquarium, grabs a large, slimy...

Apple unveils premium iPhone XS, health features for watch

AFP | Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded...

Karachi will change Pakistan – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | On September 04, 2018, Dr. Arif Alvi was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. According to Aitzaz Ahsan,...

Iran’s options to face down US oil sanctions

AFP | Iran faces a potentially crushing loss of oil exports when US sanctions return in November, but the impact could be blunted by its...

Regional and business leaders step into the climate breach

AFP | Thousands of governors, mayors, CEOs, and experts gathered Wednesday at a problem-solving summit to tackle global warming as a monster hurricane bearing the...

Armeena Khan called out a man abusing her on social media

News Desk| Pakistani actress Armeena Khan called for actions against cyberbullying. The actresses shared an incident in which a Twitter user hurled abuses against her....

Why PM Khan’s 5-million houses project can become a reality?

News Analysis | The Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long-term friend, British-Pakistani entrepreneur Aneel Musarrat would provide advice to the premier on his plans to build...

Hafiz Saeed free to do charity work

News Analysis | On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan allowed the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Hafiz Saeed, to continue charity work and public welfare with...

Turkey expected to hike rates in new test for central bank

AFP | The Turkish central bank is expected to lift interest rates on Thursday to combat the plunge in value of the lira and rampant...

Extortion in Lahore: Buzdar inherits menace from Shahbaz

News Analysis | In the provincial capital of Lahore, criminal elements have fired at four people over nonpayment of extortion money. The targets were injured...