Tajikistan refutes IS claim of “terror attack” that killed 4 tourists

AFP | Authoritarian Tajikistan has called for the first time an incident that left four foreign cyclists dead in the Central Asian country a "terror...

12 schools attacked in one night in northern Pakistan

AFP | Twelve schools were attacked overnight by unknown assailants in Pakistan's northern Gilgit Baltistan region, raising fears of increasing extremism in a relatively peaceful...

What happens if Syrian troops attack Idlib?

AFP | After recapturing most of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad is threatening to march on opposition forces in Idlib, the densely populated northwest province that...

Imran and the IMF: Pakistan’s bailout dilemma

AFP | Once Pakistan's election winner Imran Khan forms a government, there will be little time to bask in his triumph: the country's next prime...

Big power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Is Trump missing the point?

James M. Dorsey | A Trump administration decision to sanction two key Turkish officials in retaliation for the continued detention of an American cleric coupled...

MQM-P, a difficult ally, decides to back the PTI-led government in the Center

News Analysis | The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) finally reached an agreement on Friday 3rd August. The former has agreed...

North Korea gets illegal oil, enlists Syria arms broker: UN report

AFP | North Korea has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade UN sanctions and enlisted...

Is Imran Khan’s decision to turn PM house into an educational institution wise?

News Analysis | Imran Khan, Prime Minister in-waiting, has decided to use a house in the Ministers’ Enclave as his official residence. Imran Khan took...

India-US two on teo dialogue preceded by military and commercial agreements

News Analysis | A senior level US military delegation discussed vital issues with Indian authorities ahead of the upcoming two-plus-two ministerial level dialogue scheduled to...

PML-N may face another wave of disintegration in Punjab

News Analysis | Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) is desperately trying to keep the party intact after the defeat in July 25 elections, amid rumors...

Maulana Khadim Rizvi, a defeated firebrand speaker, to protest against alleged rigging

News Analysis | The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has announced to hold a protest in Karachi on August 12 against the alleged rigging in the General...

Ivanka Trump: Family separations a ‘low point,’ media not the enemy

AFP | Ivanka Trump distanced herself Thursday from some of her father's most controversial policies and strident rhetoric, saying she is "vehemently against" family separations...