Pilgrims descend on Mecca for ‘smart hajj’

AFP | Two million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help...

Ch. Pervez Elahi, an ally of PTI, returns to Punjab Assembly after 11 years

News Analysis | The leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, returned to the Punjab Assembly after eleven years. He was elected as...

China’s growing footprint in Nepal alarms India

News Analysis | Nepal has traditionally been a key ally for India stretching the cooperation between the two countries in the overlapping domain of economy...

India’s three-time prime minister Vajpayee dies aged 93

AFP | Three-time Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died Thursday, sparking tributes from across the political spectrum as current leader Narendra Modi mourned the...

Can Pervez Elahi backstab Khan in Punjab?

News Analysis | Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q’s) stalwart Pervez Elahi’s ascendance in Punjab to a coveted position of Speaker Punjab Assembly has consolidated PTI’s position...

UK inflation erodes wages but boardroom pay spikes

AFP | British inflation accelerated last month on high transport costs, hitting average workers' purchasing power but boardroom pay has surged, data showed Wednesday.  The...

Ghazni might be safe but the Afghan Government is surely falling?

News Analysis | A gunfight ensued in Kabul for over seven hours on Thursday after gunmen attacked a training center of Afghanistan’s intelligence service in...

Nigerian soldiers protest as Boko Haram attacks surge

AFP | Disillusioned and exhausted, Nigerian troops battling a surge in Boko Haram jihadist attacks have reached a breaking point, protesting less than six months...

Arrest warrants issued for Zardari in money laundering probe

News Desk | A local white-collar criminal court on Friday, the 17th of August issued non-bailable (a section of the media is reporting them as bailable)...

Chinese e-commerce giant to begin services in Pakistan this year

News Analysis | Alipay, the online payment platform owned by the Chinese tech giant Ant Financial and e-commerce leader Alibaba, is set to begin its...

Why Shehbaz may not serve as the opposition leader?

Waqas Shabbir | Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, who is the candidate of Grand Opposition Alliance...

PTI MPA slapped a man: Is this something new in Pakistan?

News Desk | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's MPA Dr. Imran Ali Shah has reportedly been suspended after a road rage incident in Karachi. Dr. Imran Ali Shah...