The Lhotshampa: The unhappy people of the world’s happiest country

AFP | The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, often described as a "Shangri-La" where happiness is equated to wealth, is holding elections this week. But the Lhotshampa...

Sushmita Sen, Bipasha Basu laud #MeToo movement

News Desk | Bollywood actresses Sushmita Sen and Bipasha Basu have appreciated the women who are courageously coming forward with their stories of sexual harassment....

Anti-corruption unit initiates probe against 25 PHA officers

News Desk | The anti-corruption watchdog, NAB (Rawalpindi) has initiated an inquiry against 25 officers of Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), sources said on Thursday....

Sunday by-poll: Analysis and lessons for PTI

Farah Adeed | At the very outset, I want to congratulate the young, energetic, committed and vocal social worker and young politician Alamgir Khan (founder of...

Govt behaviour on By Polls show difference between PTI & others

News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) successfully held by-elections on Sunday. By-elections were carried out for 35 constituencies of national and provincial...

Yadav shines as India sweeps West Indies series

AFP | Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed a match haul of 10 wickets to lead India to a series sweep against the West Indies with a...

Gandhi statue sparks controversy in Malawi

AFP | Over 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing a planned statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Malawi's commercial capital Blantyre, saying the Indian independence...

India needs to change its Anti Pakistan policy – Subhajit Naskar

Subhajit Naskar | In a letter addressing to the Indian PM as "Modi Sahab", Prime Minister Imran Khan had suggested a meeting between the foreign...

PTA set to block all unregistered mobile phones by October 20th

News Desk | The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that it will start blocking all unregistered mobile phone devices after October 20th, according to a...

#MeToo gains momentum in India: Karim Morani accused of rape

News Desk | An actress from Delhi has accused Bollywood producer, Karim Morani of raping her. The woman alleged that Morani (the man behind Chennai Express,...

IMF Programme: Challenges and Opportunities – Dr. Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Now that the PTI led government has approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) formally for negotiating a programme, indeed very little...

Bypolls: Road to a healthier democracy

News Analysis | Preparations are being finalized in order to conduct elections in nine National Assembly constituencies in Punjab and one each in Sindh and...