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...
What lessons can Pakistan learn from recent troubles in South Africa?
Vishnu Padayachee | Is this the biggest political crisis that South Africa has faced since democracy? Vishnu Padayachee, the University of the Witwatersrand: Its equivalent to the recall...
China upgrades its air defense as Indian threat rises
News Desk | According to a Global Times report which was reposted on the English Version of the People's Liberation Army's website on February 20,...
Netanyahu’s friend agrees to testify against him on corruption probe
AFP | One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants has agreed to testify against him in a graft probe, Israeli police said Wednesday,...
Bureaucratic corruption: Ahad Cheema arrested by NAB
News Analysis | National Accountability of Bureau (NAB) arrested the former Director General (DG) of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema from his office on Wednesday....
Trump’s first year sparks surge in hate groups: report
AFP | The number of hate groups across the United States surged during the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, echoing his often incendiary stances...
Dhaka stock exchange approves China bid, rejects India offer
AFP with additional input from News Desk | South Asia’s third-largest bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) had put up a 25% stake for tender as...
Comedian Jeremy Mclellan makes hilarious comment on Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification
News Desk | American comedian Jeremy Mclellan stormed Twitter with his hilarious comment on Nawaz Sharif's disqualification as the party head of PML-N yesterday. Mclellan has...
End of the road for Nawaz?
News Analysis | Former premier and now former chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was disqualified once again by the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan...
Original SC order of Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification
News Desk | A three member Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar disqualified Nawaz Sharif as the...
Does the constitution allow the judiciary to review amendments?
News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar said that the parliament is supreme but the Constitution is above it. The...