New local government in new Pakistan

News Analysis | The Prime Minister has taken steps to reform the local government system, in line with the promise he made in his inaugural...

MQM London: Target killer among 2 killed in police encounter

News Analysis | Two alleged robbers, including an MQM-London hitman, were killed in separate shootouts with police in Central and West districts of Karachi this...

Afghan teen to appear in court for Amsterdam station attack

AFP | A 19-year-old Afghan man who was shot and wounded by Dutch police after allegedly attacking bystanders at Amsterdam's Central Station will briefly appear...

Pakistan once again opts to stand with a friend, Iran, over the USA

News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif, visited Pakistan as the first foreign dignitary to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign...

Article 35-A: Indian SC defers hearing to January 2019 as IOK shuts down

News Analysis | The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to January 2019 the hearing over a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article...

Senator Azam Khan Swati of PTI wants a forensic audit of RTS failure

News Analysis | Senator Azam Khan Swati, a leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has demanded on Friday to conduct a forensic audit of Result Transmission System (RTS)...

China-Africa summit to target investment despite debt worries

AFP | African leaders will gather in Beijing Monday for a summit focused on economic ties, granting China a feel-good photo opportunity as it comes...

Gangster-turned-lawmaker is new face of Mexican politics

AFP | Pedro Carrizales's body is a hodge-podge of scars and tattoos that tell the story of how he went from street-gang thug to Mexican...

Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan! – Haider Mehdi

Syed Raza Haider Mehdi | This is not a comprehensive review of Imran and PTI's barely 7 days in office. While the dung beetles will head...

Digitalization; a need of the hour with massive challenges

Rizwan M Mir | With the current market push towards a digital economy, every enterprise is exploring ways to move with the change. Like private...

Court blocks construction of Canada pipeline to Pacific

AFP | A Canadian court on Thursday quashed the government's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific, siding with indigenous people worried that...

Pakistan closes its consulate in Jalalabad over unnecessary intervention and security reasons

News Analysis | Pakistan Embassy in Afghanistan has announced to close its consulate in the Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The reason cited for...