Burning van ploughs into crowd in Shanghai

AFP | A van caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians on a crowded pavement outside a Starbucks in central Shanghai on Friday, injuring at least...

Tesla to start motor racing for electric cars

AFP | Tesla electric cars, which have a passionate following around the world, will soon have their own racing competition, a global sports organizer said...

How to tackle radical madrassas in Pakistan

James M Dorsey | This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of...

Supreme Court sets ten-day deadline to capture SSP Rao Anwar

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has today ordered all-state institutions including intelligence agencies to facilitate the Sindh Police in tracking down the...

Accountability court delays JIT head testimony till Feb 8 in Dar corruption case

News Analysis | The accountability court has postponed the testimony of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head and FIA Additional Director Wajid Zia until February...

Acid attacks continue to destroy lives

Mominah Zahid | On January 31st 2018, a man in Malakand threw acid on his second wife and his daughter as a family feud erupted...

FBR to catch non taxpayers living in apartment buildings in Islamabad

News Analysis | In face of its failure to apprehend tax evaders and subsequently the inability to narrow down the tax base, the government is...

SC takes suo motu notice of Swiss Bank accounts

News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar took suo motu notice of the foreign bank accounts held by Pakistani citizens....

‘Baaghi’ producers accused of exploiting Qandeel Baloch’s parents

News Desk | Controversy surrounds ‘Baaghi' just before its final episode is set to air on February 1st, 2018. The highest grossing drama ‘Baaghi' was inspired...

Audi launches second generation Q5 in Pakistan

News Analysis | Chinese, Korean and Japanese automakers have long dominated the global auto market with their innovation, aesthetics and technology. But the world remembers...

Senator Nehal Hashmi punished for contempt of court by SC

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday sentenced Senator Nehal Hashmi to one month in prison, fined him 50,000 rupees and...

Facebook profits booming despite drop in usage time

AFP | Facebook on Wednesday reported a big jump in profits even though people are spending less time on the world's biggest social network. The...