Afghan anti-corruption efforts struggle US watchdog

AFP | Afghanistan's security forces are failing to increase control in the war-torn country and Kabul remains apathetic to clamping down on rampant corruption, a...

Saudi king holidays in still unbuilt mega city NEOM

AFP | Saudi King Salman has arrived for a holiday in NEOM, a still-undeveloped mega city that the crown prince has pledged to build from...

‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death

AFP | A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished relative recounted Monday, while...

Khan’s party claims majority to form Pakistan govt after coalition talks

AFP | Imran Khan's party announced Monday it has acquired enough seats in Pakistan's lower house through coalition talks to form a majority government. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Making a killing Syrian foes profit from trade across front lines

AFP | Barrels of oil, sacks of sugar, crates piled with fruit goods worth millions of dollars criss cross Syria's battlefronts daily, waved through by...

Imran Khan’s difficult road ahead as Pakistan PM

AFP | Pakistan's World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan is set to become prime minister of the nuclear-armed nation of 207 million, with an economy...

Naya Pakistan & its economic baggage – Maleeha Hashmi

Maleeha Hashmi | Life is a book full of surprises. No one knows as to what turns and twists every new chapter brings. The most...

Imran Khan might be a populist, but he is no Donald Trump – Rupert Stone

Rupert Stone | He’s been called Donald Khan. And, at first glance, the similarities between Pakistan’s next prime minister, Imran Khan, and the current US...

TLP gears up to protest against Election Day rigging

News Analysis | The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan has given a call for a protest against rigging on Mall Road, Lahore. The rally will be taken out on August...

Why Jahangir Tareen’s unwavering commitment to ‘Naya Pakistan’ is commendable?

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf’s ex-general secretary Jahangir Tareen’s hunt for the independent candidates has reached a decisive phase. Jahangir Tareen who is commonly known...

4 million mainly Muslims stripped of Indian citizenship

News Analysis | More than four million people were excluded from a draft list of citizens released on Monday by a census official for India’s...

Palestinian teen says no regrets after release from Israeli prison

AFP | Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi said Monday she was deeply changed by her eight-month sentence in an Israeli jail for slapping two soldiers, but...