Fifty years ago, Soviet tanks crush the Prague Spring

AFP | In August 1968 Soviet tanks rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to crush a burgeoning democratic reform movement known as the Prague Spring. Here is...

US welcomes Afghanistan’s latest ceasefire offer to Taliban

AFP | The United States on Sunday welcomed the announcement by Kabul of a provisional ceasefire with the Taliban, saying the plan "responds to the...

Tributes pour in for former UN chief and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan

AFP | From his native Africa to the United States, tributes continued to pour in from around the world Sunday after UN chief, Nobel peace...

When Czechoslovaks cracked jokes in the face of Soviet tanks

AFP | Even when Soviet tanks invaded their country on August 21, 1968, to wipe out a pro-democracy movement, Czechoslovaks managed to maintain their unique...

More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage

AFP | More than two million Muslims from around the globe started the hajj pilgrimage on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest...

Imran Khan dons a traditional black Sherwani for his Oath-Taking

News Desk | Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad on Saturday, ushering in a new political era...

IMET: Military-to-military contact -Dr. Zafar Jaspal

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The divergence in Pakistan and the United States regional and global outlook has gradually been fading their strategic partnership. Indeed,...

Agriculture development

Dr. Farid A Malik | My great friend Tariq Bucha (Late), was President Farmer’s Association of Pakistan and also headed the Agriculture and Rural Development...

Honduran families traumatized by US-imposed separations

AFP | Since being returned to his parents in Honduras, 16-month-old Johan has suffered from stomach problems and sleepwalking. They say the symptoms come from the...

India warns of ‘extremely grave’ crisis as flood toll rises

AFP | Hundreds of troops led a desperate operation to rescue families trapped by mounting floods in India's Kerala state Thursday as the death toll...

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...
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