Geopolitics and geo-economics of belt and road

Babar Zehri | The key Chinese foreign policy-makers, including the whole standing committee of the politburo, summoned a landmark conference dedicated to ‘Peripheral Diplomacy’. It...

Evaluation of democracy and forthcoming challenges to next government

Muhammad Bilal Abdul Ghani | The 14th National Assembly completed its term on May 31st, 2018. It is a landmark achievement in the democratic history...

Iraq accuses other oil producers of exceeding quotas

News Desk | Iraq on Monday accused other oil-producing countries of extracting more barrels of crude than agreed by OPEC and its partners, ahead of...

‘Incredibles 2’ set to break more records for Disney

AFP | After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with "Incredibles 2,"...

The bizarre Trump-Kim Summit

Jacob G Hornberger | Overlooked in all of the hullabaloo over the summit in North Korea between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong...

Warm words from North Korea on Cold War frontier

AFP | On the world's last Cold War frontier, where troops have long faced off at the truce village that divides the two Koreas, propaganda...

N. Korea media herald Kim’s Singapore stroll

AFP | North Korea's state media lauded Singapore Tuesday as they highlighted Kim Jong Un's visit to some of its top tourist attractions. A few hours...

ECP decides against uploading politicians’ asset details, nomination papers on website

News Desk | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided against posting the asset details and nomination form of politicians on its website. This...

Mercedes needs a wake-up call, says team boss

AFP | Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team need a ‘wake-up call’ after a weekend of mistakes at the Canadian Grand Prix, according to team chief Toto...

Supreme Court of Pakistan suspends mobile card taxes

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended unlawful tax collection on mobile cards today on June 11th, 2018. Earlier in May, Chief justice...

Koreans in London suburb tackle north-south divide

AFP | When Kim Song-ju escaped North Korea through China he opted to head to Britain 10 years ago instead of South Korea, hoping to...

Will former PM Abbasi contest against Imran Khan in NA-53?

News Analysis | The former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi may confront Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf’s Chairman Imran Khan in National Assembly constituency - (NA)-53 Islamabad. The PTI...