Mahira Khan and Aishwarya Rai hit it off

News Desk | The Pakistani actress Mahira Khan stated that she got the warmest hug from the Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan when they met...

Pakistan’s banking sector must address poverty alleviation: Governor KPK

News Desk | A Rikshaw distribution ceremony was held at Governor House Peshawar which was attended by Mr. Iqbal Zafar Jahgra  - Governor KPK, Mr....

“Whoever arranged the interview is the biggest enemy of Nawaz Sharif”: Shehbaz

News Analysis | During a parliamentary committee meeting chaired by the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday, several party members —...

PPP lambasts Nawaz for switching sides only to save himself

News Analysis | Pakistan People Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lambasted the ousted PM Nawaz Sharif for following a set script to save himself...

The dearth of employment opportunities in Pakistan and a resilient man’s plea

Beenish Saleem | Unemployment has been a serious social issue in Pakistan for decades and when it comes to persons with disabilities, it is far...

Indian trooper killed as India violates ceasefire

News Analysis | On Friday, an Indian border guard from the  Border Security Force (BSF) was killed and two civilians were wounded in a skirmish...

Nobody told me to change my surname: Sonam Kapoor

News Desk | The newlywed Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor said nobody forced her to add her husband Anand Ahuja’s surname. She said it was her...

ISIS and Al-Qaeda: Muslim Jihadist or Covert Projects of Mossad and CIA?

Merwah Qureshi | Terrorism has engulfed the whole globe but it has played havoc in the Muslim world. The world has known famous and notorious...

Pacific, Indian Ocean and Asia

IKRAM SEHGAL | Pakistan was founded in 1947 at a time when nobody was thinking about globalization even though the just finished WW II suggested...

Star power dims at post-Weinstein Cannes AIDS gala

AFP | The downfall of Harvey Weinstein weighed heavily on the most glamorous party of the Cannes film festival Thursday, with many A-listers ducking out...

Growing tensions between Syrians and Turks in ‘little Syria’

AFP | Some call it "little Syria" since it is impossible to walk down the main shopping streets in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep...

China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal

AFP | The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp...