US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

AFP | The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was irredeemably...

Plutocracy and poverty in Pakistan

Omer Javed | Mental constructs matter. Path dependencies solidify such thinking patterns. Some kind of belief system exists in every society. People have drawn from...

The Significance of Pak-US military ties

News Analysis | In the first visit of a foreign delegation to Pakistan after the new government was formed, the chief of the US military...

Why DPO Gondal had to be transferred at 1 am: asks CJP

News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Friday initiated the proceedings in a suo-motu case related to sudden transfer of PakPattan former District Police Officer...

Dr. Shireen Mazari’s befitting reply to human rights watch for its ‘selective’ criticism

News Analysis | Dr. Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights, responded to a letter by Human Rights Watch (HRW) director to Prime Minister Imran...

Approaching Pakistan’s current economic challenge

Omer Javed | Pakistan’s economy is currently facing challenges on both macroeconomic and growth fronts. On the macroeconomic front, challenges remain primarily on rising fiscal...

Syria assault may spark humanitarian calamity, aid groups say

AFP | Its hospitals are battered, residents heavily dependent on aid and escape routes to neighboring Turkey sealed. If attacked by government forces, Syria's rebel-held...

CJP Mian Saqib Nisar visits Karachi

News Desk | CJP Mian Saqib Nisar reached Karachi this morning and made a surprise visit to three hospitals to check on the political prisoners. At...

TV ads critical to Brazil’s presidential race

AFP | A huge election in Brazil is little over a month away and voter Domingo Souza says he knows little about who's running for...

Provincial Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan apologized to actresses after public outrage

News Desk | After a strong backlash on social media Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf's provincial minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan apologized for his indecent remarks against stage actress Nargis...

Deadlock in Pakistan-India water talks

News Analysis | No headway has been made in talks on usage and distribution of water between India and Pakistan. The talks began two days...

CJP takes notices of DPO Rizwan Gondal’s removal

News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan has taken the notice of "Pakpattan incident" in which DPO Rizwan Gondal was transferred, according to a...
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