Nepal reinstates $2.5bn hydropower deal with Chinese firm

AFP | Nepal has reinstated a deal with a Chinese state-owned company to build a $2.5 billion hydroelectric plant scrapped by the previous government, officials...

Amal Umer killing case: SC constitutes a committee for amendments in Police rules

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has constituted a committee for necessary amendments in police rules and Police training, treatment of injured in...

Asian markets mixed as trade row rumbles, political crisis brews

AFP | Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the latest tit-for-tat tariffs in the China-US trade row, while investors are now looking ahead to the...

FM at the UNGA: Shah Mahmood has a busy day ahead of speech

News Analysis | The foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has had a busy schedule soon after arriving in New York to attend the...

Treason Case: Non-bailable arrests warrants for Dawn’s Cyril Almeida

News Analysis | The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for daily Dawn’s Assistant Editor Cyril Almeida. The court has directed the...

Asad Vs Shahbaz: Pointscoring or a conflict of narrative?

News Analysis | The incumbent Finance Minister Asad Umar and the opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif confronted each other during a National Assembly session in a...

Reforming our madrassas – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | PTI’s 100-day plan is ambitious. It spans areas concerning governance, economy, agriculture, environment, social sector reform, and national security. And, truth be...

Battling it out at the UN: Potholes overshadow US-Iran confrontation – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | It’s easy to dismiss Iranian denunciations of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies as part of the Islamic republic's...

Changes in PTI’s Sindh chapter: a way forward to ensure Tabdeeli

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced a reshuffle in its Sindh chapter. PTI has emerged as the most powerful political force in the largest...

Misplaced honor: Teenage couple beheaded in Attock by family

News Analysis | An 18-year-old girl and her 21-year-old boyfriend were beheaded by the girl’s father in a village in Attock district today on 24th...

Turkey opposition daily Cumhuriyet shaken by internal strife

AFP | The Istanbul headquarters of Turkish opposition daily Cumhuriyet hums with the daily excitement of a busy newsroom as reporters work the phones chasing...

SC rejects the petition seeking PM Imran Khan’s disqualification

News Analysis | The Supreme Court today rejected a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan for not being truthful and righteous. The court...