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...

Saudis probe woman TV presenter over ‘indecent’ dress

News Desk | Saudi authorities have launched a probe after a female TV presenter wore "indecent" clothes while reporting on the end of a decades-long...

Apple and Samsung settle lengthy iPhone patent battle

News Desk | Apple and Samsung have ended a years-long patent battle over copied iPhone design with an undisclosed settlement, according to a US court...

What will a ‘Trumped-up’ Supreme Court mean for America’s future

AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday secured a historic chance to shift the US Supreme Court decisively to the right as Justice Anthony Kennedy,...

Michael Jackson’s artistic legacy on display in London

News Desk | Michael Jackson's legacy as a pop-culture and artistic icon is explored in a new exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery opening Thursday. The...

Pentagon chief seeks to reassure S. Korea, Japan on North Korea

News Desk | US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Seoul Thursday and was heading for Tokyo later to reassure Washington's key East Asian allies after...