Afghanistan: The growing ethnic tension has its roots in history
Ishaq Ali | The government’s decision to issue computerized ID cards and mentioning the nationality as “Afghan” on the cards fueled a new political and...
North Korea calls UN chief ‘henchman’ of the US
AFP | North Korea on Thursday accused UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of being a "kind of henchman who is representing the United States" after the...
India-bound gas pipeline breaks ground on Afghan section
AFP | Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Friday ceremonially broke ground on the Afghan section of an ambitious, multi-billion dollar gas pipeline expected to...
No respite in US aggression against Pakistan
Asif Haroon Raja | George Bush threatened General Musharraf that Pakistan will be pushed into the Stone Age if he didn't accept the US’s seven...
Baloch Chief Minister approves Rs. 1 billion for Gwadar’s development projects
News Analysis | The Chief Minister of Balochistan and Chairman of the Governing Body of the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA), Mir. Abdul Quddus Bizenjo approved...
Mahira defends Javed Sheikh after embarrassing LSA moment
News Desk | In her latest tweet, Mahira Khan defended Javed Sheikh and described him as her mentor in the industry after the latter confronted...
Is Pakistan close to a Free Trade Agreement with the EU?
News Analysis | In a triumphant juncture for Pakistan, especially in the face of Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) sanctions, the European...
Is Pakistan losing the battle for its soul?
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | This story perhaps describes best what's happening in Pakistan today A grandfather tells his grandson there are two wolves inside us,...
What does the future hold for Nawaz?
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) decision to bar ousted ex-Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif to lead the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) is...
Why it’s so hard to make sense of Trump’s foreign policy
Scott Lucas | Under Donald Trump, trying to predict, dissect and understand the US’s attitude to the world has become almost impossible – not that plenty...
Asia is set for a difficult year in 2018 – much of it centred around China
Nick Bisley | In 2017 we finally realised that the four decades of geopolitical stability enjoyed by Asian countries and societies had come to an end....
PML-N Senate candidates declared independent by ECP
News Analysis | Candidates nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were declared independent by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. The ECP...