NBP emphasizes “Green Initiative” as its CSR on Independence Day

News Desk | The National Bank of Pakistan celebrated 71st Independence Day in a big way. Mr. Saeed Ahmad President and CEO, NBP, had hoisted the...

Are you ready to play under Khan’s captaincy?

Waqqas Shabbir | Pulling the right strings, Khan spoke with heart. Great body language, pain in his eyes, compassionate, empathetic, substantive, spirited, determined, visionary, and...

Turkey’s financial crisis raises questions about China’s debt-driven development model

 James M. Dorsey | Financial injections by Qatar and possibly China may resolve Turkey’s immediate economic crisis, aggravated by a politics-driven trade war with the...

Bitter pills: Erdogan’s possible remedies for Turkey crisis

AFP | The crash in the Turkish lira sparked by US sanctions has left President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing the biggest economic challenge of his...

By nominating Usman Buzdar, Imran Khan has commenced the age of common man!

Mudassir Saeed | Had the Charles Dickens been alive, and had he been aware of the tragedies of our national affairs, and were he to...

Current assemblies are the most ‘controversial’, alleges PML-N President

News Analysis | The President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif has alleged that the present assemblies are the most ‘controversial’ ones in...

The democratic Messiah to wake the nation from a deep slumber

Waqqas Shabbir | Goons have been busted, Zardaris are on crossroads. Drunkard speaker has been reelected, personal aides have been served. Nepotism is the only mantra. Mafia...

Tehran museum lionises war in which Iran took on ‘world’

AFP | With its air raid simulator and battlefield reconstructions, the state-of-the-art Holy Defence Museum in Tehran seeks to glorify the Iran-Iraq war as a...

Iraqi girls take up swimming in IS-free Mosul

AFP | Her father and grandfather gained fame in the pool. Now, 12-year-old Rama Omar hopes to do the same -- a bold move in...

Imran Khan, the 22nd Prime Minister, graces Pakistan’s democracy, supporters are in tears.

News Analysis | Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned-statesman, has been elected as the 22nd Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. His party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf...

Prosecutor in Chilean sex abuse scandal targets bishops

AFP | The prosecutor in charge of investigating a massive sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile said several bishops could face charges...

Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired ‘nap pods’ for Hajj

AFP | Mansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan's famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi...