Iran: Protests and threat of renewed sanctions lead to revolutionary guard involvement in economy

James M Dorsey | Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears in the wake of recent anti-government protests to have put his weight behind President...

Mehwish Hayat says female harrasment not linked to way women dress

News Desk | Mehwish Hayat believes the dressing of woman is not proportional to the level of molestation she confronts in the society. In an...

Playing on bouncy pitches

Farid A Malik | Playing on bouncy pitches is not easy, this is why the Pakistan Cricket Team is having problems playing on New Zealand’s...

Pentagon continued to fund Afghan units despite human rights abuse

AFP | The US military funded Afghan police and security units even though American officials knew members were implicated in gross human rights violations, according...

Government not serious about PIA claims Aviation Advisor

News Analysis | Days after the federal privatisation minister claimed that the government is committed to selling off the core business of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) before April...

Honda’s annual sales fail to meet expectations

News Analysis | In a rather disappointing but still profitable result card for Honda Atlas Cars Ltd (HACL), the sales soared by 57.5 percent to...

Pakistani born comedian Kumail Nanjiani earns Oscar nomination

News Desk | Pakistani-American actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani has been nominated for best original screenplay at the Oscars for ‘The Big Sick'. His wife Emily...

Zainab culprit to be produced before Anti-Terrorism Court today

News Analysis | The main culprit in the Zainab murder and rape case will be produced before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) today. The chief justice...

Afghan commander linked to Haqqani network killed by drone strike in Pakistan

AFP | A mid-level Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network was killed Wednesday in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, officials said, days...

The cursed children of Pakistan

Maham Gillani | She silently headed out of the corridors of the hospital clutching her baby who was only a few hours old. Her face...

Indian education minister rejects evolution theory?

News Desk | India's education minister Satyapal Singh is facing backlash from the scientific community after having said that Darwin's theory of evolution is "scientifically...

‘Save the Children’ office in Afghanistan attacked by gunmen

AFP | Gunmen blasted their way into Save the Children's office in Afghanistan's restive east on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said, in an ongoing attack...
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