Qatar says Saudi blocking hajj access to its citizens

AFP | Qatar on Sunday said its citizens were unable to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as the two countries...

Is CM-elect Usman Buzdar a poor choice? Probably yes!

Farah Adeed | Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned-politician, has made the history as he has become the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 18th...

Another ceasefire announced by Afghanistan Government during Eid days

News Analysis | Encouraged with the jubilations between Taliban and government forces which the cease-fire during Eid ul Fitr brought, the Afghan government has announced...

Shah Mahmood to start a new era of cooperation with neighbors

News Analysis | The newly-appointed foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has acknowledged that there is a need to alter the 'direction' of Pakistan's foreign policy...

Allahuma Labaik -Flying to Hajj

News Desk | Every year, over two million Muslim pilgrims from around the world descend on Mecca to perform the Hajj. With the convenience of modern...

Pakistan has finally arrived -Brig. Samson Sharaf

Brigadier Samson Simon Sharaf | Seven years ago it was 30 October 2011. Like a tsunami moving with angst, force, and fury, they swept beyond...

More than 320 dead in India flood crisis

AFP | Pressure intensified Saturday to save thousands still trapped by devastating floods that have killed more than 300 in the Indian state of Kerala,...

1990’s dream boy: Imran Khan

AFP | Imran Khan was catapulted to global fame as a World Cup cricket champion, but the man known in the West as a celebrity...

Batting for ballots: Imran Khan and other sports stars turned politicians

AFP | Imran Khan's anointment as Pakistan's new prime minister caps a more than two-decade transformation from a World Cup winning cricket captain to a...

Five biggest challenges facing new Pakistan PM Imran Khan

AFP | Pakistan's new government led by prime minister Imran Khan faces myriad challenges. The cricketing icon turned politician will have to make hard choices,...

Cricket hero Khan set to be sworn in as Pakistan PM

AFP | Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan was set to be sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan Saturday, after promising a new...

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...