Telegram accuses Apple of blocking updates

AFP | Secure messaging app Telegram accused Apple on Thursday of blocking its updates for users worldwide after Russian authorities imposed a ban on Telegram...

Sarfraz believes Pakistan can be even better against England

AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed believes his side can hit even greater heights against England in the second Test at Headingley despite a nine-wicket...

Will Pakistan be able to become a strong democracy as government completes its tenure?

News Analysis | The National Assembly of Pakistan has completed its constitutional tenure on the 31st May 2018. In this regard, the Ministry of Parliamentary...

Pakistan hands over power to caretaker government as polls loom

AFP | Pakistan's civilian government completed its term Friday for only the second time in the country's history, with a caretaker administration to take over...

Mahathir’s policies could reshape Malaysia’s relations with Gulf States

James M Dorsey | Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Mahathir is adopting policies that could reshape the Southeast nation’s relations with powerful Gulf States....

Placid Singapore braces for Trump-Kim storm

AFP | Singapore hotel rooms are being snapped up, police are preparing to lock down the city and thousands of journalists are set to jet...

Musharraf to face the court; interior ministry directs NADRA to block his NIC

News Analysis | The interior ministry has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to block the National Identity Card (NIC) and passport of the...

Khawaja Asif back in business, Nawaz still on the sidelines

News Analysis | In an unexpected turn of events, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has repealed the disqualification of the former Foreign Minister Khawaja...

There is still a ray of hope for peace in Afghanistan: US General

News Analysis | The US top commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has expressed optimism that peace process in war-torn Afghanistan is not absolutely dead,...

Water woes of Pakistan

Fahad Ali | Water, the true elixir of life, is one of the basic necessities of human life. In fact, the very existence of humans...

Suzuki raises prices third time this year: Will Pakistan ever stand up for itself?

News Analysis | With no regard to dark times ahead, possibly due to frequent change in government’s policies and an expected rise in competition (which...

PML-N government releases Rs 31.3 billion on last day of its tenure to woo business community

News Analysis | The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday released Rs 31.3bn sales tax refunds to traders and exporters on the last day of its five-year...