Iraq’s special athletes go for gold

AFP| With two gold medals to her name already, Iraqi badminton player Heba Asghar is more determined than ever as she prepares for next year's...

Rahul vs the RSS: War of words continues after Muslim Brotherhood comparison

News Analysis | After country-wide raids and arrests of prominent activists for alleged Maoist links, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at...

Government gearing up to approve sweeping reforms in FBR

News Analysis | The Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf government is in advance stages of introducing a radical reform plan for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in...

Another win for Russian diplomacy: Taliban accept the invitation to attend talks in Moscow

News Analysis | The confirmation came from the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov who also expressed high hopes from the summit which will be commenced...

Playing politics with religion: Imran Khan puts himself between a rock and a hard place – James Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Less than a week in office, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has made blasphemy one of his first issues, empowering militants...

Time is running out and Iran still has no dependable option to come out of the crisis

News Analysis | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the French President Emmanuel Macron to keep up the promises made in the nuclear deal while talking...

Russia-Turkey alliance surviving Idlib test — for now

AFP | Russia and Turkey are in intense negotiations to ensure the rebel-held province of Idlib does not become a breaking point in their alliance...

Pakistan’s US challenge – Brig. Samson Sharaf

Brigadier Samson Simon Sharaf | Notwithstanding Geography and Geopolitics, the epitome of measuring national power is the leadership, national character, and morale. Pakistan now has...

DPO Rizwan Gondal pays the price for not apologizing to mighty Khawar Maneka

News Analysis | The district police officer (DPO) of Pakpattan Mr. Rizwan Gondal has been immediately transferred and made Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for...

Cross examination of JIT- head Wajid Zia continues

News Analysis | Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Counsel Khawaja Harris continued his cross-examination of star witness and head of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT)...

PM Khan resolves to take up blasphemous cartoon campaign to UNGA

News Analysis | In a laudable move, a unanimous resolution was adopted by the Upper House of the Parliament on Monday, 27th August, to condemn a blasphemous...

Usman Buzdar in hot waters in first few weeks as CM

News Analysis | Usman Buzdar, the controversial CM Punjab appointment that had the political spectrum spilled over the PM’s decision, has recently landed himself under...