Mental health and school security is focus after Texas mass shooting

AFP | Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled dozens of recommendations Wednesday focused on mental health and school safety after the latest US mass shooting to...

USAID aims at boosting sales of Pakistani Agritech companies

News Analysis | In a stakeholder awareness workshop, 15 representatives from Pakistan’s leading agriculture technology companies deliberated on how to expand adoption of agriculture technology...

Hamayun Saeed promises big surprises in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2

News Desk | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani became the biggest box office success in Pakistan’s entertainment history, chalking up $49.44 crore back when it was...

The Indian Illusion: Denying Anti-Iranian Sanctions While Implementing Them

Andrew Korybko | People all across the world, and especially in the multipolar bloc of BRICS, collectively let out a sigh of relief after Indian...

“Seasonal birds” in Pakistan’s political arena

Farid A Malik | ‘Khooti Rahi Bur Thalay’ means “the donkey remained under the tree.” the first time I heard this Punjabi proverb was in...

Hamas-Israel ceasefire holds after night of violence

News Analysis | A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel appears to be holding, following one of the worst days of violence in the Gaza...

Ahsan Iqbal ‘taken to task’ in LHC over anti-judiciary remarks

News Analysis | On Wednesday, the Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal appeared before a Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench to explain his contemptuous remarks...

Government takes credit for “exceptional growth” in Oil and Gas sector

News Analysis | The Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, on Wednesday, overwhelmingly praised the government for making exceptional growth in the Oil and Gas sector during last...

Kuwait at UN seeks backing for Palestinian protection

AFP | Kuwait on Tuesday circulated a watered-down draft UN Security Council resolution on setting up an international protection mission for the Palestinians in a...

Israel says struck 25 more Hamas targets after rocket and mortar fire

AFP | Israel said Wednesday it had struck 25 more Hamas "military targets" in air raids in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rocket...

Abbasi calls oil and gas sector a great achievement of PMLN govt.

News Analysis | On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi praised his government for overcoming challenges and making revolutionary progression in the oil and gas...

Accused Yahoo hacker gets five years in prison and a fine

AFP | A man accused of taking part in devastating cyberattacks on Yahoo for Russian intelligence agents was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison...