Saudi boosts citizen benefits as taxes bite
AFP | Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it had boosted stipends and benefits for citizens to cushion the impact of economic reforms including the kingdom's first...
Trump could freeze $2bn of Pakistan aid over militant havens
AFP | President Donald Trump's freeze on aid to Pakistan could be worth almost two billion dollars, a senior US administration official said on Friday...
Pugnacious Trump’s problems with Pakistan
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Over the past year, Pakistan has faced immense challenges in its dealings with the Trump Administration. The Americans incapacity to...
Iran and Saudi Arabia revisit their strategies
James M Dorsey | Expressions of support by US President Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu have provided the grist for Iranian...
Hindutva media paints Dalits as “Pakistanis” as Caste violence increases
News Analysis | Indian Hindutva propaganda cells on the social media have been actively spreading a photo on the web and other areas in order...
Time to stop being duped by the private education industry
Aisha Sarwari | Private education is a billion-rupee industry in Pakistan. It is a perceived national consensus that public education is not even half as...
Dolphin Force personnel allegedly help imposters harass Food Authority officers
News Analysis | On Thursday, January 4th 2018, Saima Akram, a food safety officer from Punjab Food Authority (PFA) registered a FIR against officers of...
Sanjay Dutt’s biopic release date revealed
News Desk | Sanjay Dutt's biopic starring Ranbir Kapoor got a release date of June 29th, 2018. Rajkumar Hirani directs the movie. Vidhu Vinod Chopra...
Pakistan loses culinary queen ‘Zubaida Aapa’
News Desk | Popular chef and media personality Zubaida Tariq passed away at the age of 72, late Thursday night after a brief illness in...
US suspends Pakistan’s security aid despite years of sacrifices
News Analysis | The United States on Thursday suspended all military aid to Pakistan. US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, in a news briefing, announced...
Twitter fails to take action against Trump nuclear threats
Qaiser Sajjad | People all over the world are discussing American president Donald Trump’s tweet of January 2nd, which states: “North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un...
Ex-senator’s claims against Pakistan highlight US hypocrisy
Jamal Hussain | Larry Pressler, the former three time US senator from South Dakota was in the news recently, painting nuclear Pakistan as a threat...