Sugarcane farmers call off protest after Shehbaz assurance

News Analysis | Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on 24th December ordered to ensure that sugarcane is purchased for Rs. 180 per 40kg from farmers. Addressing...

Food imports grow far higher than exports as year comes to an end

News Analysis | Food commodities exports have surged during the past five months of the running fiscal year by 12.5 percent in a year on...

US-Pakistan military alliances: Lessons for USA

Jamal Hussain | Introduction The history of Pakistan – USA military alliances goes back to 1954 when as a member of CENTO and SEATO Pakistan became...

Shaan lashes out at ‘Arth’ detractors as movie flops

News Desk | Shaan Shahid lost his cool and lashed out at the people on social media who passed negative remarks on his latest release...

Pence visit stokes up Pak-US tensions

News Analysis | Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Friday expressed deep concern over US Vice President Mike Pence’s comments regarding Pakistan and its role in...

Indian troops kill Jaish-e-Mohammad commander in Indian Occupied Kashmir

AFP with additional input from News Desk | Government forces have killed the commander of an extremist group Jaish-e-Mohammad in Indian-Occupied Kashmir, police said Tuesday, as...

PIA celebrates Christmas mid-flight

News Desk | Passengers were overjoyed when Santa Claus made a surprise appearance on Karachi-Islamabad Flight PK-308.  Flight attendants dressed as Santa Claus made an appearance mid-flight...

Dishonourable discharge

Dr. Farid A Malik | Decency demands an honourable exit. Dishonourable discharge is deplorable. In disciplined institutions, such termination is considered terminal with no return....

Fawad Khan and Alia Bhatt the first choices for Bollywood adaptation of new novel

News Desk | Fawad Khan is likely to be cast in Bollywood producer's Pankaj Dubey's next movie that is the adaptation of his bestselling novel...

Saudi Arabia uses international chess tournament to polish tarnished image

James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking havoc in international sports governance and shines a...

CPEC: Pakistan’s quest for energy security

 Asia Maqsood | Sufficient supply of energy is central to industry, transport, infrastructure, information technology, agriculture and households. Besides, economic growth and higher standard of...

Natural gas crisis averted: Gas imports start flowing

News Analysis | The government breathed a huge sigh of relief as a much prolonged natural gas project was rendered functional and started flowing on...
1...2,6022,6032,604...2,915Page 2,603 of 2,915