Peaceful neighborhood imperative for prosperity

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Pakistan has unsettled borders with India and Afghanistan. Its relations with India are warlike and with Afghanistan full of mistrust....

Russia, China block US bid to slap North Korea sanctions

AFP | Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a North...

Taliban launch attack on Afghan city, casualties: officials

AFP | Taliban militants have launched an attack on an Afghan provincial capital and heavy fighting is underway as security forces try to beat them...

Facebook moves to stop sharing of 3D gun blueprints

AFP | Facebook on Thursday said it was moving to prevent the sharing of blueprints for 3D-printed guns on the social network, which violates its...

Indian high commissioner visits Imran Khan: Will this be the beginning of a new era between India & Pakistan?

News Analysis | India’s high commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria is expected to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan today at his Bani Gala...

At least 29 children killed in strike on Yemen bus

AFP | An attack on a bus at a market in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children Thursday, the Red Cross said, as...

New chief minister Balochistan nominated

News Analysis | The six-party alliance that is leading with the majority seats in the Balochistan assembly held a joint meeting of parliamentary leaders late...

Iraq caught in crossfire of US sanctions on Iran

AFP | Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing...

Is Mehmood Khan’s nomination as CM a first sign of Imran’s compromise?

News Analysis | Khan's first compromise? Mehmood Khan as CM Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chairman Imran Khan has nominated the former KP-Sports Minister, Mehmood Khan as the...

Boko Haram militants kill 17 Nigerian soldiers

AFP | At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a fresh Boko Haram attack on a military base in the country's northeast, military sources...

Will Imran re-write the history by taking oath on August 17?

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan, will take the oath as prime minister, of Pakistan, on either August 17 or 18, party’s...

Hair transplant and weight loss can’t stop Mexican narco’s arrest

AFP | A Mexican drug lord underwent a hair transplant and gastric bypass in an attempt to change his appearance and evade authorities but still...