The National bank of Pakistan, reaching new heights

News Analysis | The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has signed two Memorandum of Understanding with Mobi Direct, enabling NBP to become a consortium member...

New PM and democratic evolution

Dr. Zeeshan Khan | Democracy failed exceptionally quickly after independence because Pakistan possessed a weak and fragmented political party that was unable to resolve key...

Tariq Jamali appointed as acting president/CEO of National Bank of Pakistan

News Desk | The Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan has appointed Mr. Tariq Jamali, Senior Executive Vice President as the Acting President/Chief Executive Officer of...

US, Canada set for talks to revise NAFTA

AFP | With a deal with Mexico out of the way, US trade officials are due to resume talks with Canada on Tuesday to try...

How the Venezuelan migration crisis affects South America

AFP | Venezuela has seen a mass exodus of citizens fleeing poverty, hyperinflation, failing public services and shortages of basic necessities. Here, AFP looks at how...

The ticklish history and process of electing Pakistan’s President

Muhammad Zahid Rifat | Pakistan is electing its 16th President on the 4th of September, 2018 as the incumbent Head of the State Mamnoon Hussain...

Supreme Court grants fifth extension in corruption references against Nawaz

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has granted another six-week extension to the accountability court to conclude the Al Azizia and Flagship corruption...

Zardari, Talpur appear before FIA; record statements in money laundering case

News Analysis | Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur have appeared before a joint investigation team of the Federal Investigation Agency...

Imran Khan: the leader

Farah Adeed | I still remember my M.Phil. A class where I was supposed to go through many articles, books, and reports, and to prepare power-point...

Opposition fields Maulan Fazal-ur-Rehman for President

News Analysis |  The JUI-F chief has submitted his nomination papers as a candidate fielded by the PML-N, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Awami National Party, Pakhtunkhwa Milli...

Can PTI’s flamboyant Ministers bring a much-needed change in Punjab?

News Analysis | The new Punjab cabinet will take oath at Governor House in Lahore, today. The ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm today. The acting...

Why Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy isn’t much different from Barack Obama’s – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | United States President Donald Trump’s much-awaited policy speech on the way forward in Afghanistan was disappointing. It neither fulfilled his campaign...