A polite ‘shut up’ call
Ikram Sehgal | Along with one of my platoons, radio operator and runner, I was hugging the bottom of a steep ridge with Marri militants...
Saudi king, Turkey PM discuss Jerusalem status at talks
AFP | Saudi King Salman and Turkey's premier on Wednesday discussed boosting ties and the status of Jerusalem, in a first high-level meeting since the...
Russia to meet ISIS threat from Afghanistan
M K Bhadrakumar | Kulbhushan Jadhav and our “surgical strike 2.0” across the LOC kept the adrenaline flowing in recent days, but it is the regional conference on...
Who killed Benazir Bhutto? The theories behind the murder
AFP with News Analysis input Ten years after former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the first woman to lead a Muslim nation, was killed in...
Palestinian teen the centre of propaganda war with Israel
AFP | Ahed Tamimi is only a teenager, but has repeatedly been at the centre of the seemingly endless propaganda war between Israelis and Palestinians,...
Pakistan and Russia closing in on better trade ties
News Desk | Pakistan and Russia are mutually important for each other and both countries need to embolden cooperation in all economic sectors for mutual...
‘Parchi’ set to be the first Pakistani hit of 2018
News Desk | Pakistani film ‘Parchi' featuring the gorgeous Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman in leading roles is expected to release in cinemas on January...
Crowdfunding effort raises $1.9 million to save French chateau
AFP | It's a modern story of an ancient fairytale castle: a crowdfunding effort online has raised 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) to restore a...
Yazidi fighters execute 52 civilians in Iraq: Human Rights Watch
AFP | Fighters from Iraq's Yazidi community, brutally targeted by the Islamic State group, executed 52 civilians in apparent revenge killings after capturing territory from...
Sugarcane farmers call off protest after Shehbaz assurance
News Analysis | Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on 24th December ordered to ensure that sugarcane is purchased for Rs. 180 per 40kg from farmers. Addressing...
Food imports grow far higher than exports as year comes to an end
News Analysis | Food commodities exports have surged during the past five months of the running fiscal year by 12.5 percent in a year on...
US-Pakistan military alliances: Lessons for USA
Jamal Hussain | Introduction The history of Pakistan – USA military alliances goes back to 1954 when as a member of CENTO and SEATO Pakistan became...