Amid soaring ties with Canada, Saudi Arabia trying to better relations with Iran

News Analysis | In a breakthrough move, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to allow an Iranian official in Riyadh to administer Iranian interest in...

Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

AFP | The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal Sunday on the legal status of the inland...

Excerpts from Jinnah-Gandhi letters

News Analysis | On the 71st Independence Day of Pakistan, it is useful that we remind ourselves why there had to be a separate nation...

Challenges for Imran Khan: Facts, comments and analysis

Farah Adeed | After a long political struggle of 22 years, Imran Khan is finally scheduled to take oath as Prime Minister of the Islamic...

Trump’s America: Killer of Indian engineer sentenced

News Analysis | A man, who killed an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas shooting last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole....

Fight for Afghan city rages despite govt claim of upper hand

AFP | The fight for the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni entered its third day as Taliban militants and security forces engaged in heavy clashes Sunday,...

PM elect Imran Khan to take oath on August 18, Winning World Cup squad invited

News Analysis | Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is scheduled to take his oath as the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of...

Imran Khan’s concrete reach out to military

Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Bertrand Russell the British philosopher defined power as ‘the ability to produce intended effects’. This ability is definitely not lacking...

Supreme Court grills PTI MNA-elect Dr. Amir Liaquat

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued Contempt of court notice to the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Dr. Amir Liaquat Hussain allegedly...

California blazes threaten populated areas

AFP | Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening air quality as...

Pakistan elections—may be good news for Pakistan, but not for U.S.

Graham E. Fuller | A bold new political face has come to power in the recent Pakistani elections, possibly offering the US a new opportunity...

Where do we start – Good governance and performance?

Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | As we enter a new phase in governance in Pakistan, expectations are high as are the challenges we face. Here's a...