India could lose key allies in 2018 amid political unrest
M K Bhadrakumar | The South Block and Prime Ministers Office in New Delhi must anxiously count the nineteen days ahead as they spread the...
Afghan safe havens – for poppies, politicians & power brokers
Afrah Jamal | The upgraded version of Afghan policy released in August 2017 was followed by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to the...
7th Joint Cooperation Committee meeting on CPEC deepens trade relationship between China and Pakistan
Asia Maqsood | China and Pakistan have been working to promote the construction of the CPEC project through the sustenance of a Joint Cooperation Committee...
Fire at Mumbai rooftop party kills 15
AFP | Fire tore through a Mumbai building where a rooftop party was being held early Friday, killing at least 15 people and leaving many...
Cheaper brands of cigarettes to get a tax slap
News Analysis | The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has suspended the third slab of cigarette brands introduced by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to harbor...
Bangladesh ready to send 100,000 Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar
AFP | Bangladesh wants to send up to 100,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar in the first batch of repatriations of Muslim refugees who fled ethnic...
PM considers overhauling as power sector erodes by 27 percent
News Desk | The Prime Minister Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday, 28th December, directed an overhaul of the power transmission, distribution and recovery processes of...
Pakistan and Russia closing in on better trade ties
News Desk | Pakistan and Russia are mutually important for each other and both countries need to embolden cooperation in all economic sectors for mutual...
Canada welcomes Pakistani tech start-ups with open arms
News Desk | According to a new visa programme offered by the Canadian government, Pakistani tech start-ups and entrepreneurs will be given greater access to...
College teachers protest for structural service reforms
Qaiser Sajjad | Teachers are the builders of the nation’s future because they not only educate the students, but also play an important role in...
Gharban Waterfall – A breathtaking cascade destroyed by neglect
Mudassir Saeed | Most of the time I feel myself in complete conformity with what the famous author Tahir Shah put, in his book House...
Multiple blasts at Shia cultural centre in Kabul kill 40
AFP | At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials...