Saudi wealth fund bets big to remake oil-based economy

AFP | With the stock market listing of its national oil company stalled, Saudi Arabia is scrambling to boost the coffers of the sovereign wealth...

Shahbaz unfit to lead? PML-N looks towards Adyala

News Analysis | According to reports, PML(N) leader Shahbaz Sharif faced a tough time at the hands of his own party members in a recent...

Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum

AFP | A massive fire ripped through Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, in what the nation's president says is a...

Pellet guns: Indian forces kill youth in Pulwama, IOK

News Analysis | A youth died of a bullet wound to the head and another suffered “severe nerve injury” due to pellets after Indian forces...

TTP terror: 3 TTP operatives killed in Karachi as terror plot foiled

News Analysis | Three terrorists belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during a police encounter in the metropolis’ Ittehad Town early Tuesday. Police and...

PM Imran Khan decides to amend laws to curb money laundering

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Monday, chaired a meeting to prevent the money laundering from Pakistan. The high-level meeting took place in...

Prime Minister of Pakistan given wrong advice on not going to UN General Assembly – Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani | 73rd session of the UN General Assembly will open on 18 September. The General-Debate will start from 25 September 2018...

PEMRA calls out drama serials for ‘bold’ content, Osman Khalid Butt unhappy

News Desk | The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has called out the Pakistani drama serials for producing ‘indecent', vulgar and bold content. In the...

U.S-Pak Relations: the United States has a clear engagement policy but what about Pakistan?

News Analysis | The upcoming visit of the U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is believed to be crucial for the future of U.S-Pak relations...

Why is Haqqani’s death only a symbolic blow to the much-feared group

News Anal Jalaluddin Haqqani—the founder of the Haqqani militant network has died at 72, after several years of illness, according to the Afghan Taliban. Media...

Polling begins to elect the 13th president of Pakistan

News Analysis | The electorate college of Pakistan—which comprises of newly elected national and provincial assemblies will elect the country’s 13th president, today. There are...

Glossary of 2008 financial crisis

AFP | The 2008 financial crisis brought financial terminology into wider public usage. Here is a glossary of some of the key terms: Too Big to Fail When...