Pakistan’s Cigarette industry booming as millions suffer from diseases

News Analysis | Turning a blind eye to the fact that every year 100,000 people die of smoking induced illnesses in Pakistan, data suggest that...

Suzuki jacks up its prices – AGAIN

News Analysis | In a surprisingly odd move, Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has jacked up the already raised prices of its variants by up...

Arguments aren’t bad for you, if you know how to disagree

Dr. Jeff DeGraff | Conflict is everywhere. On social media and late night television, e see never-ending arguments about politics, religion, or generational gaps. What...

The nine contenders for the best picture Oscar

AFP |  From a quirky fairy tale romance to a dark comedy about a murder investigation, via a couple of coming-of-age tales and a horror...

Planned Indian military base stirs Seychelles controversy

AFP | A plan for India to build a military base on an outlying Seychelles island has won favor among the archipelago nation's politicians, but...

PM Abbasi wants to reform NAB laws

News Desk | Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi stated that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws need reform because they were enacted by a dictator...

Car Bomb explodes near Australian convoy in Kabul

News Desk | A car bomb exploded close to a passing Australian embassy staff as they traveled through the Afghan capital, Kabul on March 2,...

Iran acid attack victims find new identity in art

AFP | Massoumeh Attaie does not want to be defined only by the evil that drove her father-in-law to blind her with acid in her...

MQM-P whitewashed in the Senate elections

News Desk | Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) lost all its seats in the 3rd March Senate elections. Elections for 12 Senate seats were held in...

Win in Senate elections may pave way for PML-N to legislate against judiciary?

News Desk | Senate Elections are underway. The upper house of the parliament is to be reelected today. Given the political environment of the country,...

The Middle East’s nuclear technology clock starts ticking

James M. Dorsey | The Middle East’s nuclear technology clock is ticking as nations pursue peaceful capabilities that potentially leave the door open to future...

Parchi’s Ali Rehman Khan says Pakistan mustn’t produce Bollywood style movies

News Desk | Ali Rehman Khan candidly spoke of gradual transformation in mindsets surrounding entertainment industry in Pakistan and its expanding scope in the country...