“Seasonal birds” in Pakistan’s political arena
Farid A Malik | ‘Khooti Rahi Bur Thalay’ means “the donkey remained under the tree.” the first time I heard this Punjabi proverb was in...
Pakistan and India agree to abide by 2003 ceasefire
News Analysis | Pakistani and Indian military officials in a rare move have agreed to avoid artillery exchanges in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir,...
Japan weighs minister-level talks with North Korea: reports
AFP | Japan is weighing high-level, direct talks with North Korea, potentially an August meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers, local media said Wednesday. The...
US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea: Mattis
AFP | Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where...
Papua New Guinea mulls ‘temporary’ ban on Facebook
AFP | Papua New Guinea said Wednesday it was mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the...
Pakistan Cement Industry set to boost capacity with new projects
News Desk | The eight brownfield cement projects with a total capacity of 18.8Mta are at various stages of completion and scheduled to be commissioned...
PM Abbasi asks for a national dialogue on civil-military relations
News Analysis | The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has successfully completed its tenure of five years despite all political and economic challenges the party had...
The Hardest Hard Power
Aisha Saeed | The term ‘power’ in international relations has various interpretations but remains a vital part of the subject throughout. Power is one of...
Afghan forces mistakenly kill civilians, their credibility under question
News Analysis | Afghan security forces carried out an operation in the eastern Nangarhar province which resulted in the death of 9 people and wounding...
Pakistan crosses 150 million mobile subscribers milestone
News Desk | Pakistan ended April with 150.1 million mobile subscribers, up from 144.53 million in December 2017, according to a report from the Pakistan...
Chinese-owned Mediapro grab French football TV rights in mega 1bn euro offer
AFP | Chinese-owned Mediapro crashed French football's television rights party in style Tuesday, snapping up the right to broadcast Ligue 1 matches domestically for the...
Interior ministry puts ex-spymaster Durrani’s name on Exit Control List
News Analysis | The interior ministry on Tuesday placed the name of embattled former director general (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), retired Lt Gen Asad Durrani, on Exit Control...