SC stopped us from becoming a “Gangster Heaven”

Ikram Sehgal | Consensus on matters ensuring security and welfare of the common man is rarely achieved by our parliament. Such unanimity is only displayed...

‘Pyongyang-bound’ Trump says world avoided ‘nuclear catastrophe’

AFP | Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, as...

Erdogan opens new pipeline to pump Azerbaijan gas to Europe

AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday opened a new gas pipeline that will pump Caspian gas from energy-rich Azerbaijan across Anatolia to...

Taliban launch attacks as Afghan government ceasefire starts

AFP | Taliban fighters killed a governor and took control of his district as clashes broke out across Afghanistan despite the start of a government...

EU tensions flare over migrants as Macron blasts Italy

AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron blasted Italy on Tuesday for "irresponsibility" after it turned away a rescue boat carrying African migrants, exposing deep tensions...

In Iraq’s Mosul, women desperate for news of ‘disappeared’

AFP | Every Friday since Mosul was prised from the Islamic State group's clutches last July, women gather in the Iraqi city's Al-Minassa Square, desperate...

Six things we learned from historic US-N.Korea summit

AFP | US President Donald Trump hailed his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un as a "very great day in the history of the...

Nawaz claims that July deadline in NAB cases can hamper party’s chances in polls

News Analysis | The ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday claimed that Supreme Court’s decision to extend the deadline for one month to wrap up the...

SC dismisses petition seeking Sheikh Rashid’s disqualification

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday announced its verdict in favor of Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Ahmed Rashid in the misdeclaration of...

Trump-Kim Summit: History made as both leader convened in Singapore

News Analysis | After a year of threats, name calling and hostile statements, Donald Trump and Kim Jong unmade history by being the first sitting...

Nawaz Sharif finally submits a reply to SC in Asghar Khan Case

News Desk | The former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and the Jamaat- e- Islami Chief Siraj ul Haq have submitted their – long due -...

Pakistan cement sees record 11 month production run despite Ramadan

News Analysis | Business activity slowed during the month of Ramadan in Pakistan, with cement demand also affected. In May 2018, domestic cement sales were...