Tumbling fortunes in Capital: Nawaz in court as convicted criminal and Imran-a PM in waiting sworn in as legislator

Waqas Shabbir | Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared today before the accountability court in connection with the Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment corruption references against...

Catalogue of abuse: seeking justice for the Rohingya

AFP | Cross-legged in a windowless, almost pitch-black bamboo shack, the investigator pressed record on a video camera and asked the young Rohingya woman to...

France to set penalties on non-recycled plastic

AFP | France plans to introduce a penalty system next year that would increase the costs of consumer goods with packaging made of non-recycled plastic,...

Stormy Daniels lawyer says would ‘hit harder’ to beat Trump in 2020

AFP | As the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, Michael Avenatti has been a persistent thorn in Donald Trump's side. But in the last...

Young blood: Fresh faces grace the new Parliament

News Analysis | Members of Pakistan’s newly-elected parliament have been sworn in following general elections last month that was marred by allegations of fraud. The...

Cows help rehabilitate prisoners in Sweden

AFP | It's barely 6:00 am and Alfred is already busy milking cows. But when his chores on the farm are done, he won't be...

‘Time has come’ for US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence

AFP | Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans to build a US Space Force that would become the sixth branch of...

RTS system failure: Who is responsible?

News Analysis | There has been a huge furor in the media in the country over the failure of the Engineering Council RTS or the...

A year after deadly protest, white nationalists to rally outside White House

AFP | Exactly a year since torch-wielding neo-Nazis clashed with counter-demonstrators in a deadly protest that highlighted the growing boldness of America's extreme right, white...

PEC election and engineer’s community

Sikandar Bilal Khattak | Every community strives to integrate and serve its membership. Unfortunately, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) have been on the losing side. PEC...

Canada asks for help in Saudi dispute

AFP | Canada is quietly nudging allies including Germany and Sweden for help with resolving its row with Saudi Arabia, a government source confirmed Thursday....

Yemen: Around 10,000 dead and a humanitarian crisis

AFP | The war in Yemen has since March 2015 left around 10,000 people dead, the vast majority civilians, and caused the world's worst humanitarian...