Extension of deadline to wrap up corruption references might hurt sharifs

News Analysis | The Supreme Court has extended the deadline to complete corruption references against the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and his family members...

Macron, Rouhani to seek ‘continued implementation of nuclear deal’

AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron and Iran's Hassan Rouhani agreed on Wednesday during a phone call to work toward "the continued implementation of the...

CIA nominee Gina Haspel vows spy agency will not reinstate torture

AFP | CIA nominee director Gina Haspel said Wednesday she would not reinstate the spy agency's interrogations program even if ordered by President Donald Trump...

Iqama holders fit to rule under Election Act 2017

News Analysis | In response to the ousting of former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and the Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, the Election Commission of...

Judicial control on television content questions PEMRA’s efficacy

News Analysis | The superior judiciary’s hold on the content being broadcasted by the national media is on the rise - with judgments and rulings...

Imran Abbas to act as Syrian-Turk Spy in his first Hollywood project

News Desk | Pakistan's famous actor Imran Abbas has signed a British feature film titled 'Trojan Horse'. Imran’s first project in Hollywood, where he is...

Afghanistan to host Bangladesh T20 series in India

AFP | Afghanistan will host Bangladesh for three Twenty20 internationals in India next month, the country's cricket board chief said. The Afghanistan cricket team, which has...

Chief Justice constitutes another judicial commission, this time for APS victims

News Analysis | The top judge directed Yahya Afridi, the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court, to form the judicial commission comprising three judges, and...

Israel hits dozens of ‘Iranian’ targets in Syria after rocket fire

AFP | Israel's army said Thursday it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight after rocket fire towards its forces it blamed on...

From a Yousafzai to Manzoor Pashteen – Not in my name!!

Shiffa Yousafzai | I am a proud Pathan – who speaks Urdu with an accent. Pashtuns may have entered the sub-continent from the North Western corridor,...

Climate Change: India rocked by thunder and dust storms

News Analysis | A dust storm swept through Bikaner, in India’s northwestern Rajasthan state, on May 7, five days after an electrical dust storm toppled...

World Bank refutes media claims of money laundering allegations against Nawaz

News Analysis | World Bank has categorically denied the reports floating in media regarding “world Bank’s Remittances and Migration Report of 2016, which focus on...