State Life Insurance chips in against illiteracy in Pakistan
News Analysis | In Pakistan, like many countries with a lower literacy rate, awareness of the benefits of insurance policies is negligible and exists only...
Dawn of Accountability: Zardari’s close aide being investigated by FIA
News Analysis | Hussain Lawai, a close friend of former President Asif Zardari and Chairman of the Board of Pakistan Stock Exchange has been questioned on...
Pakistan’s financial crisis puts OBOR in jeopardy
James M Dorsey | Increased Pakistani dependence on China to help it avert resorting to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a financial and...
Modi’s India exposed: Hindu extremism seeps into universities
Merwah Qureshi | India is going through the dark age of extremism and fanaticism. With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the center the Hindutva...
Post-Avenfield case scenario: Jinnah’s message for Imran Khan
Farah Adeed | “You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other...
JS Bank, leader in corporate social responsibility
News Analysis | All around the world, Green economy is taking over aimed at sustainable development, coupled with atmospheric conservation is being actively pursued by...
‘Powerless NPT’ fails to denuclearize the world
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on July 1, 2018. Theoretically, it remains committed to riding...
Rising tides of intolerance and Hindu extremism in India
Taimur Khan | In the words of Col. (R) Gurnam Singh, an ex-Indian Army officer and renowned security analyst, "there is a profoundly disquieting myth...
Starbucks back in hot water, ‘disrespects’ stutterer
AFP | Starbucks was back in hot water Friday, three months after a branch manager called the police on two black men -- this time...
Nawaz convicted, shamed but still stubborn; says will face courts upon return
News Analysis | The accountability court has awarded total 11 years imprisonment to Nawaz Sharif, 7 and 1 years to Maryam Nawaz and her Husband...
China eyes eastern Europe investment as US trade war sizzles
News Desk | As a trade war rages between China and the US, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is meeting leaders from central and eastern Europe...
Coach of Thai boys trapped in cave offers apology to parents
AFP | The coach of a youth football team trapped for two weeks in a flooded Thai cave has sent his "apologies" to their parents...