Pentagon moves to scrap $300 million in aid to Pakistan

AFP | The US military plans to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad's lack of "decisive actions" in support of American...

A fire ravages the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, a cultural jewel of Brazil

AFP | A huge fire devastated Sunday the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, a disaster described as "tragedy for culture", but no victim has...

PM Khan launches countrywide tree plantation drive

News Desk | On Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a countrywide tree plantation campaign from Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The campaign aims to plant 10...

Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama

AFP | Fifty years ago Britain separated the Chagos Islands from its colony Mauritius, expelling the entire population to make way for the installation of...

Iran rejects French call for wider talks

AFP | Iran rejected France's call for talks on issues beyond the nuclear dossier on Friday, saying it was impossible so long as Western powers...

Plutocracy and poverty in Pakistan

Omer Javed | Mental constructs matter. Path dependencies solidify such thinking patterns. Some kind of belief system exists in every society. People have drawn from...

The Significance of Pak-US military ties

News Analysis | In the first visit of a foreign delegation to Pakistan after the new government was formed, the chief of the US military...

Why DPO Gondal had to be transferred at 1 am: asks CJP

News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Friday initiated the proceedings in a suo-motu case related to sudden transfer of PakPattan former District Police Officer...

Dr. Shireen Mazari’s befitting reply to human rights watch for its ‘selective’ criticism

News Analysis | Dr. Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights, responded to a letter by Human Rights Watch (HRW) director to Prime Minister Imran...

Approaching Pakistan’s current economic challenge

Omer Javed | Pakistan’s economy is currently facing challenges on both macroeconomic and growth fronts. On the macroeconomic front, challenges remain primarily on rising fiscal...

Syria assault may spark humanitarian calamity, aid groups say

AFP | Its hospitals are battered, residents heavily dependent on aid and escape routes to neighboring Turkey sealed. If attacked by government forces, Syria's rebel-held...

CJP Mian Saqib Nisar visits Karachi

News Desk | CJP Mian Saqib Nisar reached Karachi this morning and made a surprise visit to three hospitals to check on the political prisoners. At...
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