Nestle walks out from ‘sustainable’ palm oil body

News Desk | Swiss food giant Nestle confirmed Thursday the suspension of its membership in a body aimed at ensuring sustainable palm oil production and...

EU summit agrees deal on migration: Tusk

News Desk | EU leaders struck a deal on migration after all-night talks, the bloc's president Donald Tusk said Friday after Italy had blocked an...

16 teams make it through to World Cup’s knockout stages

AFP | After 15 days of triumphs, tears and controversy, the World Cup's group stage drew to a close on Thursday. Here, AFP Sport ranks...

Violence against media, a threat to the world

AFP | While journalists around the world face violent threats for their work, attacks against media offices like Thursday's deadly shooting inside a US newsroom...

Imran’s manifesto politics must be replicated by other parties

Shiffa Z Yousafzai | Pakistan was not always like this - without proper healthcare, without an effective public transport system, without free or inexpensive education...

Pakistan placed on FATF watch-list, confirms foreign office

AFP | Pakistan has been placed on a global terror financing watchlist, its foreign office said Thursday, tainting its image ahead of a general election...

Nawaz Sharif fears PML-N’s defeat, offers justifications in advance

News Analysis  Nawaz Sharif is not happy over what the courts are doing in Pakistan. The ousted Prime Minister fears that the upcoming general elections...

Senate’s Body approves optic fiber cable from Karachi to Gwadar

News Desk | Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs in its meeting has recommended that work of laying fiber optic cables from Karachi to Gwadar...

Nike reports higher profits, starts new digital strategy

AFP | Nike shares surged Thursday as the company reported higher earnings, announced a new share buyback program and talked up its ambitious digital investment...

Facebook boosts ad transparency as it braces for US elections

AFP | Facebook announced new steps Thursday to let people see who is behind ads and other content on the leading social network as it...

PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry allowed to contest elections from Jhelum

News Analysis | Lahore High Court (LHC) has allowed Fawad Chauhdary to contest election from his native constituency while nullifying the decision of rejection of...

Human lifespan may not have peaked after all: study

News Desk | Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached? Maybe not, said a study of Italian centenarians published Thursday that found...