WhatsApp offers tips to spot fake news after India murders

News Desk | WhatsApp took out full-page advertisements in Indian newspapers Tuesday offering "easy tips" to identify fact from fiction after a slew of recent murders...

Are Uber and Careem empowering women in Pakistan?

News Analysis | Ride-hailing is steadily gaining popularity in Pakistan ever since the debut of US based Taxicab giant Uber in 2016. Closely followed by...

Cricket: Pakistan’s Shehzad faces ban on failed drug test

AFP | Maverick Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad failed a drug test conducted during a domestic tournament in April, the country's cricket authorities confirmed Tuesday, and...

Eight boys rescued from Thai cave in good mental, physical state: officials

AFP | The first eight boys rescued from a Thai cave are in good mental and physical health and are asking for chocolate, officials said...

Japan rescuers go house to house as flood toll hits 156

News Desk | Hopes of finding survivors were fading on Tuesday as rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches after days of deadly floods and landslides...

Armed forces to contribute for constructing dams in the country

News Analysis | Pakistan is running short of water these days. The debate got more attention when the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar...

Accountability boards are on fire this month: FIA summons Zardari and Faryal Talpur in money laundering case

News Desk | As per media reports, notices were issued to Asif Ali Zardari, former President and politician of Pakistan, along with his sister Faryal...

Capt. Safdar’s arrest fiasco: A full dress rehearsal for Sharif’s arrival?

News Analysis | Captain (r) Safdar Awan, son-in-law of the ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been taken into custody by a team of the...

Shahid Afridi meets Salman Khan in Toronto

News Desk | Pakistani former cricketer Shahid Afridi met Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Toronto on Monday. Shahid Afridi is in Canada to play for...

Hoping against hope, Pakistan’s transgender candidates launch election bid

AFP | "Give me a chance," Nadeem Kashish pleads with voters in Islamabad. Her struggle is not for power -- she knows her campaign is...

Bureaucrats decide not to defend Fawad Hassan Fawad

News Analysis | The high ranked officers of District Management Group (DMG) have decided not to defend the former prime ministers’ principal secretary Fawad Hassan...

A practical manifestation of India’s exacerbating acrimony towards Pakistan

Merwah Qureshi | Pakistan and India since their inception share an antagonistic relation. India has always tried to make Pakistan the victim of her regional...