Shehbaz Sharif delivers angry speech after NAB hearing

News Analysis | Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday. He was summoned for an inquiry for...

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman’s dream mystifies Pakistanis

News Analysis | In a video that has spread across social media, the claim of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has astounded many Pakistanis. In...

Rao Anwar’s name placed on Exit Control List

News Analysis | The name of former SSP Malir Rao Anwar has been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) by the Supreme Court (SC)...

Is the Saudi Crown Prince still encouraging moderate Islam?

James M Dorsey | Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises...

New online payment portals launching in Pakistan

News Analysis | In a fresh IT triumph, three online transaction firms FonePay, Monet and TPL Rupya are entering Pakistan’s financial market, said a quarterly...

US Afghan strategy won’t work: Laments ex US Army Colonel

Jamal Hussain | A point paper by Lawrence Sellin, titled “U.S. Afghan strategy will be governed by events in Balochistan” has been published by the...

President Mamnoon rejects PM’s prosecutor general nominees

News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) while hearing a suo moto case on non-functioning tribunals and special courts was told on Monday that the...

Palestinian President seeks EU support after US row

AFP | Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will seek EU support in Brussels on Monday amid bitter acrimony with the United States, but he looks unlikely...

Bangladesh: Why Nawaz Sharif has a poor understanding of history

K. Hussan Zia | In his op-ed piece, ‘24 years of exploitation created Bangladesh’ in The Daily Times of 17th January Mr. Babar Ayaz defends Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s claim...

Akshay delays his movie for ‘Padmaavat’ as new controversy brews

News Desk | Akshay Kumar has announced to delay the release of his movie ‘Padman' because of the clashing release date with long-awaited 'Padmaavat'. His movie will now...

‘Punjab Nahi Jaungi’ Pakistan’s most successful film ever

News Desk | Punjab Nahi Jaungi has become the highest grossing Pakistani film ever. The movie starred heavy-weights like Mehwish Hayat, Humayun Saeed and Urwa...

7,000 used cars stuck at Karachi port as dealers and government lock horns

News Analysis | Importers of used cars (that were handicapped by the governments’ refusal to give access to used cars at the port) are claiming that the...