World Bank grants $300 million to improve Punjab’s agriculture
News Analysis | In what analysts are calling an appeasement bid, the World Bank sanctioned $300 million on Friday to upgrade agriculture in Punjab to raise farmers’...
Will India regret its stance on Jerusalem issue?
M K Bhadrakumar | When India took the pusillanimous stance on Jerusalem issue – for whatever reasons – and shied away from taking an open,...
Telenor pushing for 80% 4G coverage by next year
News Analysis | Telenor, one of the four major cellular mobile operators in Pakistan (others being Zong, Mobilink and Ufone), has so far contributed Foreign...
Suicide bombing in Quetta church kills 9
AFP | A suicide bomb attack on a Pakistan church claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least eight people and wounded 30 during...
Driver killed by soldiers as Indian atrocities in IOK continue
News Analysis | Hundreds of residents clashed with police in the northern part of Indian-administered Kashmir after soldiers killed a civilian driver who was mistaken...
Can depreciating rupee generate enough exports to counter growing debt and liabilities?
News Analysis | The depreciation of the rupee is a double-edged sword. Under IMF pressure, Pakistan authorities decided to depreciate the rupee, which has directly...
FATA merger: Jamaat-e-Islami gives Government deadline
News Analysis | The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the parliamentarians from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have on Sunday warned of staging sit-in in the federal...
Revolutionary government, religion and politics in the Philippines
Jumel G. Estrañero | Break from the weekday government tasks, one of my lectures in the university (as a sideline during Saturdays) got me into...
Maryam Nawaz among the ’11 Most Powerful Women of World’ New York Times met in 2017
News Analysis | Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of ousted Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was placed in the rankings of '11 most powerful women of...
Was the disqualification of Jahangir Tareen the right decision?
News Analysis | Jahangir Khan Tareen reacted to the apex court’s decision to disqualify him for life. He tweeted the accusations rejected by the Supreme...
Hindutva murderer’s arrest leads to mob violence and financial donations
News Analysis | Internet services continue to remain suspended in Rajsamand after mobs defied prohibitory orders on Thursday, and several people including 12 cops were...
Provincial governments preventing Careem expansion
News Analysis | Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has tightened its grip around the ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem in a move to bring them under...