Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly are to be elected today

News Analysis | The deadline to submit nomination papers for the slots of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly ended on Tuesday according...

Maulana Fazlur Rehman finally concedes; decides not to contest by-elections

News Analysis |  Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of  Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), has clarified that he is not going to contest any by-elections....

Asad Qaiser elected NA speaker, house pays tribute to Ayaz Sadiq

News Desk | Asad Qaiser of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly on Wednesday, according to results announced by outgoing...

Voting under way to elect a National Assembly speaker and deputy speaker today

News Analysis | The 15th National Assembly of Pakistan will elect its speaker and deputy speaker today. The much-anticipated election for this coveted position will...

China denies internment of 1 mn Uighurs

AFP | China vehemently denied Monday allegations that one million of its mostly Muslim Uighur minority are being held in internment camps, insisting all ethnic...

Iraq’s top musicians play on despite unpaid wages

AFP | In a dusty Baghdad dance studio, conductor Mohammed Amin Ezzat tries to fire up the musicians of Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra, whose enthusiasm...

Why has Turkey’s currency fallen so sharply?

AFP | Turkey's lira has bled value against the dollar, leaving the country under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing its most serious economic challenge since...

Kabul deploys more soldiers to embattled Ghazni city

AFP | Afghanistan is sending fresh reinforcements to the embattled provincial capital of Ghazni, officials said Monday, where residents described Taliban fighters openly roaming the...

Protests before Hong Kong independence activist talk at press club

AFP | Rival protesters gathered outside Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club Tuesday as it was set to host a talk by an independence activist, despite...

Should the national anthem of Pakistan be re-written in Urdu Language?

News Desk | Have we ever wondered how many of us know the meaning of our national anthem? Our harmonious and beautiful “Qaumi Trana” consists...

CPEC provided “favorable financing arrangements”

AFP | Pakistan recently defended its economic partnership with China, amid fears that the terms of opaque multi-billion dollar investments by Beijing could be exacerbating...

Britain’s Prince Louis christened without Queen

AFP | Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, the baby son of Prince William and his wife Kate, was christened on Monday but Queen Elizabeth II...