Supreme Court grills PTI MNA-elect Dr. Amir Liaquat
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued Contempt of court notice to the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Dr. Amir Liaquat Hussain allegedly...
California blazes threaten populated areas
AFP | Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening air quality as...
Pakistan elections—may be good news for Pakistan, but not for U.S.
Graham E. Fuller | A bold new political face has come to power in the recent Pakistani elections, possibly offering the US a new opportunity...
Where do we start – Good governance and performance?
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | As we enter a new phase in governance in Pakistan, expectations are high as are the challenges we face. Here's a...
Turkey’s lira crisis: How bad can it get?
AFP | Three, four, five, six… What next? Turks have over the last half decade counted the rapid depreciation of the Turkish lira on the screens...
Four killed in shooting in Canada, including 2 police
AFP | Two police officers were among four people killed Friday in a shooting that sparked panic and a police lockdown in a sleepy eastern...
Afghan forces search for Taliban fighters after major attack
AFP | Afghan forces launched a clearing operation Friday, searching for Taliban fighters following a major assault on the southeastern city of Ghazni, after US...
Drill music deaths reveal hard truths of London streets
AFP | this year and police are accusing the genre of fuelling the violence. But defenders of a drill, a form of hip-hop, argue it...
Pakistan’s Imran Khan to be sworn in as PM August 18: Party
AFP | Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan will be sworn in as prime minister next week, his party said Friday, announcing it has...
Russia, China block US bid to slap North Korea sanctions
AFP | Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a North...
Taliban launch attack on Afghan city, casualties: officials
AFP | Taliban militants have launched an attack on an Afghan provincial capital and heavy fighting is underway as security forces try to beat them...
Facebook moves to stop sharing of 3D gun blueprints
AFP | Facebook on Thursday said it was moving to prevent the sharing of blueprints for 3D-printed guns on the social network, which violates its...