The significance of Modi’s visit to China

M K Bhadrakumar | The informal summit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at Wuhan (April 27-28) triggered a range of opinions...

Water contamination: A Major issue for Pakistan

AFP | Basharat Ali was 15 when his legs began to falter, a condition doctors have blamed on the polluted water in a Pakistani region...

“We will always fight those who seek Azadi,” Indian Army Chief warns Kashmiris

News Analysis | The Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, in a message to the Kashmiri youth, has said that Azadi is not possible,...

SpaceX postpones next-generation rocket launch

AFP | With less than a minute before launch Thursday, SpaceX aborted the liftoff of its new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, which the California-based...

The Weather and Your Mood

Falak Zehra Mohsin | A violent monsoon hit Karachi last year and whilst we heard a lot about the material impact of the heavy rains,...

NAB responds after government’s rebuttal

News Analysis | After scathing allegations of witch-hunting on the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from Punjab Chief Minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif and the incumbent...

Suicide bombers, gunmen attack Kabul police stations

AFP | Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparently coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations Wednesday, killing at least five people, with security forces still...

The Game-Changers

Ikram Sehgal | With US President Trump scrapping the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposing sanctions, the possibility of conflict in the region has increased dramatically....

Witch-hunt or a blunder?

Waqas Shabbir | After the Supreme Court beleaguered Nawaz, he is at loggerheads with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Despite Chairman NAB’s assurance that the...

Israel-Iran flare-up raises spectre of major confrontation

AFP | Deadly strikes by Israel against alleged Iranian sites in Syria have raised fears of a dramatic escalation in the regional conflict, but the...

The challenge of space gardening: One giant ‘leaf’ for mankind

AFP | It's not easy having a green thumb in space. Without gravity, seeds can float away. Water doesn't pour, but globs up and may...

Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan

AFP | A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, creating tremors felt as far away as Pakistan's capital...