National Security Committee meeting: FATF challenge ahead?

News Analysis | The National Security Committee met with the caretaker prime minister, retired Justice Nasirul Mulk, on June 8, 2018, to discuss the overall...

Rise of the Quad: India, US, Japan and Australia hold meetings and war exercises

News Analysis | On Thursday, foreign ministry officials from India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. met in Singapore and reaffirmed their support for a free,...

Trump-Kim creations on the menu as Singapore chefs mark summit

AFP | From "El Trumpo" and "Rocket Man" tacos to the "Bromance" cocktail, restaurants and bars in food-crazy Singapore are rolling out weird and wonderful...

China’s ZTE vows to clean up its act following US deal

AFP | China's ZTE has pledged to dish out internal punishments and address flaws in its corporate culture after Washington and Beijing reached a deal...

Trump’s brash diplomacy faces summit tests

AFP | President Donald Trump embarks Friday on four days of summitry that could tip the world toward trade war or nuclear peace, and perhaps...

Trump says letter from Kim was ‘warm’

AFP | US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a letter he received last week from Kim Jong Un was "warm," and added that he...

Why is the appointment of Hassan Askari critical to free and fair elections?

News Analysis | Professor Hasan Askari Rizvi, much to the dismay of the PML-N took oath as caretaker Punjab chief minister at Governor House today...

Israel says medic killed in Gaza was ‘human shield’

AFP | Israel on Thursday said that a Palestinian medical volunteer shot dead during violence along the Gaza border had agreed to serve as a...

Shakarparian cricket stadium plan is scrapped

News Desk | The Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ambitious project to build a cricket stadium in Shakarparian, Islamabad. The...

Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban for Eid

AFP | Afghanistan announced Thursday an apparently unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan, though operations against other groups...

Bill Gates called Gen Bajwa, appreciated armed forces efforts in eradicating Polio

News Desk | The Co-founder of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates called Pakistan's Chief of Amry Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Gates appreciated Pakistan Army's constant...

Facebook admits privacy settings ‘bug’ affecting 14 million users

AFP | Facebook acknowledged Thursday a software glitch that changed the settings of some 14 million users, potentially making some posts public even if they...