‘Fearless’ Pakistan ready to put England under pressure

AFP | Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur believes his "fearless" side have everything to gain when they face an "under the pump" England in the first...

Speculation mounts over US push for Iran regime change

AFP | Speculation is swirling over the prospect of US willingness to push regime change in Tehran, as US officials including Washington's top diplomat urge...

Fourteen priests linked to Child sex abuse stripped of duties

AFP | Fourteen priests involved in a sex abuse scandal in Chile -- which has rocked Pope Francis's papacy -- were defrocked on Tuesday. "Fourteen priests...

Uber hit with harassment suit following policy shift

AFP | Uber was hit with a lawsuit Monday alleging sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees, apparently the first case in court since the...

Texas school gunman ‘confused’: lawyer

AFP | The gunman accused of killing 10 people and wounding 13 at a Texas high school last week was in a state of mental...

Soft Hindutva: Indian Vice President claims ancient Indians invented cataract and plastic surgery

News Analysis | Indian history is replete with those who have significantly advanced human knowledge, with surgeons from ancient India capable of performing complex medical...

Saudi Arabia urged not to turn Iraq into ‘cold war’ front with Iran

AFP | Saudi Arabia should avoid turning Iraq into a "battleground in a cold war" with its regional rival Tehran, the International Crisis Group said...

Syrian Kurd traders suffer from twin tax systems

AFP | Many Kurds in Syria may dream of self-rule, but for business owners in the semi-autonomous region in the country's north, it now comes...

Nawaz Sharif denies ownership of London properties

News Analysis | The ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has outrightly denied ownership of the London properties and told the court that “he had not...

US to impose ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned Tehran would be hit with the "strongest sanctions in history" and cautioned European firms...

Defense cooperation between Pakistan and Italy on the rise

News Analysis | General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman JCS Committee, is on an official visit to Italy called by  General Claudio Graziano, Chief of...

A soldier’s romance with martyrdom

Samson Simon Sharaf | Colonel Sohail Abid Raja our little soldier boy was commissioned in First Sindh Regiment (Fakhar e Sindh). We called him Raja...