#MeToo throws new spotlight on International Women’s Day

AFP | As the world marks International Women's Day this week, it remains to be seen whether campaigns such as #MeToo and #Timesup can really...

‘The Shape of Water’ and cinema’s love affair with monsters

AFP | In the charm stakes, he's hardly Cary Grant, but the goofy-looking amphibian in "The Shape of Water" upholds a tradition of monster movies...

Political parties cry foul amid Senate vote rigging allegations

News Desk | Amid allegations of horse trading, several political parties have called for an investigation into the Senate elections. The ruling party Pakistan Muslim...

Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught

AFP | An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime...

Customs slapped a billion rupee fine after stalling imported cars for 141 days

News Desk | In a borderline comical situation, the custom authorities that locked down 10,000 vehicles on the Karachi port, have been slapped a huge...

Trump name stripped from Panama hotel in property dispute

AFP | Workers pried the name "Trump" off a luxury hotel in Panama City on Monday as its owner said he had succeeded in expelling...

Railway tracks being repaired 11 years after Benazir’s assassination riots

News Desk | In a controversial move, the Government has decided to raise the cost of the 11-year old rehabilitation project of the railways infrastructure...

Destruction by courtiers

Dr. Farid A Malik | Seath by chocolate and destruction by courtiers (darbaris) have a lot in common, as they are highly palatable and grow...

MQM-P lawmaker tries to kill herself

News Desk | Shazia Farooq, Member Provincial Assembly of MQM-P, attempted suicide on Monday by excessivley taking sleeping pills. She was rushed to the Abbasi...

Xi Jing Ping: President for life?

News Desk | The central committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to remove the expression that the president and the vice-president ‘shall serve...

Nawaz challenges judiciary to remove his signature from nuclear program

News Analysis | Disqualified Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif claimed that next general election will be a referendum against his ousting. Addressing a large gathering...

Rumble in the jungle: mother bear fights off Indian tiger

AFP | Tourists on a wildlife safari in central India were treated to a rare and vicious fight for survival between a sloth bear defending...
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