Trump asserts ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself
AFP | US President Donald Trump hardened his defence against the Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation Monday, branding the probe "unconstitutional" and declaring that he...
Illegal media practices prevail in Pakistan – PEMRA takes notice
News Analysis | Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) Council of Complaints Lahore took notice of derogatory language used in various drama’s aired on Pakistani...
Netanyahu warns Germany: Stop Iran or expect more refugees
AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Germany that it could see many more Syrian refugees if Berlin fails to adopt a...
Caretaker Federal Cabinet takes oath at Aiwan-e-Sadr
News Analysis | A six-member caretaker federal cabinet sworn in at a ceremony held at the President house Islamabad on Tuesday. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the...
Can judicial activism pave way for construction of Kalabagh dam?
News Analysis | Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday took suo motu notice of the water shortage in the country after social media campaigns and countless...
ECP nullifies postings which allegedly favored PML-N
News Analysis | On Monday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) nullified all the postings and promotions after the issuance of the election program. The ECP’s...
Iran’s supreme leader warns Europe of nuclear ‘dream’
AFP | Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned European leaders against their "dream" of Tehran continuing to curb its nuclear programme while...
The two ends of Shahrah-e-Quaid
Farid A Malik | The Mall Road Lahore which has now been renamed as Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam is the most historic thoroughfare of the country. On one...
Facebook ‘not aware of any abuse’ of data by phone makers
AFP | Facebook said Monday that it does not know of any privacy abuse by cellphone makers who years ago were able to gain access...
NISP 2018: missing the point
Imtiaz Gul | The new national security policy (NISP 2018) released recently by former Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, is a welcome step insofar as the...
First Trump-Kim meeting scheduled for June 12
AFP | The White House said on Monday that the first meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take...
Al Qaeda threatens Prince Salman for his “sinful reforms”
News Analysis | Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a wing of the banned militant outfits which were, in the past, spearheaded by...