2+2 talks: S-400 becomes sticking point between India and US

News Analysis | India is expected to convey to the US during the upcoming 'two-plus-two' talks that it is going ahead with the Rs 40,000...

Swedes enjoy world-class healthcare – when they get it

AFP | Asia Nader didn't know whether to worry more about being diagnosed with a hole in her heart at the age of 21, or...

The opposition never was and still isn’t united

News Analysis | Despite persistent efforts by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to make the joint opposition parties drop the name of Maulana Fazlur Rehman...

Down go petroleum prices

News Analysis | To the relief of the public, the government of Pakistan has decided to reduce the price of petroleum late on Friday. The...

PTI’s economic vision – I – Omer Javed

Omer Javed | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI; translated Pakistan Movement for Justice) outlined its economic vision mainly through its Manifesto 2018, with details further highlighted in...

PM visits the GHQ. A short note! – Haider Mehdi

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | What should have been a norm is seen as a great moment. And yes it is. For once we have...

Why PML-N retained all its seats in Sialkot?

S M Fahad Ali | Sialkot, despite being a small city in terms of population, 655,852, and land area, 19km2, is a powerhouse when it...

“Give me three months before you criticize the government,” PM Khan asks media

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked media to give his government at least three months before criticizing it. PM Khan said this...

Article 35-A: Indian SC defers hearing to January 2019 as IOK shuts down

News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to January 2019 the hearing over a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article...

Senator Azam Khan Swati of PTI wants a forensic audit of RTS failure

News Analysis | Senator Azam Khan Swati, a leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has demanded on Friday to conduct a forensic audit of Result Transmission System (RTS)...

China-Africa summit to target investment despite debt worries

AFP | African leaders will gather in Beijing Monday for a summit focused on economic ties, granting China a feel-good photo opportunity as it comes...

Gangster-turned-lawmaker is new face of Mexican politics

AFP | Pedro Carrizales's body is a hodge-podge of scars and tattoos that tell the story of how he went from street-gang thug to Mexican...