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...

World Economic Forum bestows Shah Rukh Khan with Crystal Award

News Analysis |  Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was honoured with a Crystal Award at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Monday. The actor was...

Pakistan has suffered the most in the war against terrorism: PM Abbasi

News Analysis | Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said that Pakistan has suffered the most in the war against terrorism. He...

Indian Supreme Court rejects final bid to ban ‘Padmaavat’

AFP | India's top court Tuesday rejected a final bid by two states to ban a Bollywood film about a mythical Hindu queen which sparked...

PSO fires hundreds of employees as government reimburses payment claims

News Analysis | In a positive turn of events for PSO and Shell, the government is likely to allow the two major oil marketing companies...

Rao Anwar has the right to a transparent investigation: Bilawal

News Analysis | Pakistan’s People Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari demanded a ban against police encounters all over the country. He said that while addressing...

Kabul hotel attack death toll rises to 22

AFP | At least 22 people are now known to have died when Taliban militants slaughtered guests at a luxury Kabul hotel, Afghan officials said...

Is Gulf crisis turning Qatar into the region’s Israel?

James M Dorsey | Prominent US constitutional lawyer and scholar Alan M. Dershowitz raised eyebrows when he described Qatar as “the Israel of the Gulf...

Saba Qamar’s ‘Hindi Medium’ wins Best Film at India’s Filmfare Awards

News Desk | Saba Qamar' Bollywood debut movie ‘Hindi Medium' was declared the 'Best Film' at the recent Filmfare awards. The movie earlier bagged nominations in...

PTI seeks to become party in Hudaibiya Paper Mills case

News Analysis | The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to become a party in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against the former premier Nawaz Sharif,...