Banning primary education in English might backfire on Iran

Andrew Korybko | Iran banned the teaching of English in both government and non-government primary schools. The decree comes after a week of protests at...

Indian criminals to undergo ‘cow therapy’

AFP | Indian inmates are to be exposed to the "magical power" of cows under a radical rehabilitation programme involving rearing the beasts -- revered...

Sharif appears before the accountability court amid tight security

News Analysis | Former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (Retd.) Safdar appeared before the accountability court today amid tight security...

Malala donates $700,000 for construction of school in Swat

News Desk | Social activist Malala Yousafzai has donated 700,000 dollars for the construction of a school in her hometown in Swat Valley. The school is...

Film banned in Pakistan becomes biggest hit of Salman’s career

News Desk | ‘Tiger Zinda Hai' has become Bollywood's highest grossing movie of 2017. To be exact the movie has earned the profits of Rs.325.71...

Over 20 million Yemenis in need of aid: UN

AFP | More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its...

New Baluchistan CM to reform police force

News Analysis | While addressing a press conference in Chief Minister Secretariat, the new Chief Minister Baluchistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said that the police force...

BJP leader announces Indian Muslims have no choice but to join Hinduism

News Analysis | A BJP legislator from Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh has landed himself in hot water after stating that once India becomes a...

‘Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor’ new song is a message of hope for children

News Desk | The makers of ‘Allahyar and The Legend of Markhor' have released the first song from the upcoming animated movie. The song ‘Muskurai Ja'...

Lux Style Awards nominations revealed

News Desk | The highly anticipated Lux Style Awards' nominees have been announced for 2018.  The award ceremony credits the best work with appreciation in the...

Indian caste war continues as Dalits are illegally detained

News Analysis | Activists in India say hundreds of Dalits (untouchables) have been "illegally detained" and many others are in hiding, as police in Maharashtra...

Trump turning on Pakistan highlights American naivety

Eric Margolis | Henry Kissinger rightly noted that it’s often more dangerous being an ally of the United States than its enemy. The latest victim...