Iranian filmmaker facing jail for film highlighting corruption

AFP | It is not easy to lead a good and virtuous life in Iran if the film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film, "A Man of...

CPEC: A Chinese Vision Since 2005

Saeed Afridi | China’s rise has been attributed to the successful implementation of its ‘Dual Track’ transition policy based on gradual, incremental and near-constant reform of its economic sector in conjunction with Five Year Plans. The is Dual Track policy emphasised on social and economic reform; without any corresponding political reform.

Social venture helps Hazara women of Pakistan

AFP | Working at "Hazara", a restaurant in the Pakistani city of Quetta, is a potentially deadly political act: all of the greasy spoon's employees...

Muslim family denied home as Islamophobia in India rises

News Analysis | People in a city based locality objected to the sale of a house to a Muslim family on Wednesday, contending that the...

Eating Fish might make you Smarter

The findings show that youngsters who eat fish once a week score at least four points higher than average in IQ tests, compared with those...

After Nepal, Maldives raises specter of waning Indian influence

News Analysis | A newspaper in Maldives has raked up a political storm after publishing an editorial that is critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendar...

Karachi in dire need of investment in power infrastructure

Ikram Sehgal | During the 1980s the shortfall between electricity generated and consumers’ demand in Karachi widened to unmanageable proportions. Rampant over-staffing compounded by excessive...

What does the killing of the ex-Yemeni president mean for the devastated region?

James M Dorsey | Based on remarks at a 19 December 2017 NUS Middle East Institute seminar The Middle East being the Middle East, everything is...

World Bank approves $825 million loan to Pakistan

News Analysis | The World Bank has granted Pakistan an $825 million loan to upgrade the energy and public finance sectors in a country that...

China’s Didi raises $4 billion to compete with Uber

AFP with additional input from News Desk Chinese ride-sharing firm Didi Chuxing said Thursday it had raised $4 billion from investors, months after a funding...

Can the depreciating rupee rescue the government in the next polls?

Waqas Shabbir | The depreciation of the rupee has led to a debate throughout the country. Though, the bulk of the commentators believe it to...

US woman delivers baby from embryo frozen for 24 years

AFP | An American woman has given birth to a healthy baby girl from an embryo that was frozen a quarter century ago, in what...