Talking to Rouhani: Is Trump shooting from the hip or following a script?

James M Dorsey | Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Not to worry, US President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting...

Iran is not North Korea: Chief of the revolutionary guard responds to Trump’s offer to meet Rouhani

News Analysis | U.S President Donald Trump offered to meet Iran’s President Hasan Rouhani without any preconditions the other day which was rejected by both...

PML (Lahore) and PPP (Larkana)

Farid A Malik | Both dominant political entities, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s party (Bhutto) have been cut down to size. PPP was...

Pakistan’s Educational Assistance to Afghans

Taimur Khan | Reciprocity is a key norm in international relations whereby a state's behaviour is considered symmetrical in response to that adopted by another...

Turkey court rejects appeal for US pastor’s release

AFP | A Turkish court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to release from house arrest a US pastor whose detention on terror-related charges has strained...

Sir Vivian Richards, Quetta Gladiators coach, Congratulates Imran Khan

News Desk | Former West Indian Cricketer Sir Vivian Richards congratulated Imran Khan over his phenomenal victory in the General Elections 2018. Sir Vivian Richards...

Afghan child bride killed by husband in revenge: officials

AFP | An Afghan child forced to marry a man at least twice her age in a traditional bridal exchange has been tortured to death...

Trump predicts Iran talks pretty soon

AFP | US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that talks with arch-foe Iran were imminent, despite silence from the Islamic republic's leaders to his offer...

Failure of RTS on Election Day under investigation

News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has launched an investigation straight into the epic failure of Result Transmission System (RTS) on Election...

Former Pakistan PM Sharif moved back to jail

AFP | Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was moved back to prison from the hospital on Tuesday evening after doctors signaled an improvement...

Erdogan Congratulates Imran on his electoral victory

News Desk | The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Imran Khan on Tuesday, through a telephonic conversation, on the success of General Elections 2018, held...

Electricity crisis leaves Iraqis gasping for cool air

AFP | As the stultifying summer heat sends Iraqis in search of cool spots, restaurateur Ali Hussein provides sanctuary even though it means hooking up...