The National bank of Pakistan, reaching new heights

News Analysis | The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has signed two Memorandum of Understanding with Mobi Direct, enabling NBP to become a consortium member...

New PM and democratic evolution

Dr. Zeeshan Khan | Democracy failed exceptionally quickly after independence because Pakistan possessed a weak and fragmented political party that was unable to resolve key...

Tariq Jamali appointed as acting president/CEO of National Bank of Pakistan

News Desk | The Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan has appointed Mr. Tariq Jamali, Senior Executive Vice President as the Acting President/Chief Executive Officer of...

US, Canada set for talks to revise NAFTA

AFP | With a deal with Mexico out of the way, US trade officials are due to resume talks with Canada on Tuesday to try...

How the Venezuelan migration crisis affects South America

AFP | Venezuela has seen a mass exodus of citizens fleeing poverty, hyperinflation, failing public services and shortages of basic necessities. Here, AFP looks at how...

America mourns John McCain, war hero and political icon

AFP | America paid tribute Sunday to John McCain, the Vietnam War hero and the two-time presidential candidate with a legendary temper whose personal courage...

Supreme Court grants fifth extension in corruption references against Nawaz

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has granted another six-week extension to the accountability court to conclude the Al Azizia and Flagship corruption...

Zardari, Talpur appear before FIA; record statements in money laundering case

News Analysis | Former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur have appeared before a joint investigation team of the Federal Investigation Agency...

Imran Khan: the leader

Farah Adeed | I still remember my M.Phil. A class where I was supposed to go through many articles, books, and reports, and to prepare power-point...

Opposition fields Maulan Fazal-ur-Rehman for President

News Analysis |  The JUI-F chief has submitted his nomination papers as a candidate fielded by the PML-N, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Awami National Party, Pakhtunkhwa Milli...

Can PTI’s flamboyant Ministers bring a much-needed change in Punjab?

News Analysis | The new Punjab cabinet will take oath at Governor House in Lahore, today. The ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm today. The acting...

Why Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy isn’t much different from Barack Obama’s – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | United States President Donald Trump’s much-awaited policy speech on the way forward in Afghanistan was disappointing. It neither fulfilled his campaign...