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...

Rahul Gandhi maintains family grip on Congress party

AFP | India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to head...

India’s ethno-terror proxies: From East Pakistan to CPEC

News Analysis | 16 December 2017 marks the 46th year since the fall of Dhaka to the Indian Army in the war of 1971. The...

Chief Justice defends Hudaibiya Paper Mills decision

News Analysis | On Saturday afternoon in Lahore, Chief Justice Saqib Nasir, held a press conference to clarify the role of the Supreme Court has...

Carol singers arrested as Hindutva members go on a rampage in Madhya Pradesh

News Analysis | Six carol singers have been arrested in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh after a man accused them of trying to...

Will Bilawal’s rhetoric on farmers’ plight in South Punjab give political mileage to PPP?

News Analysis | Addressing a massive gathering at Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium in Multan, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reprimanded the...

Mahesh Bhatt praises Rahat Fateh’s soulful ‘ Murshid Ji’ for Arth-2

News Desk | A contemporary mystic song ‘Murshid Ji' from Shaan Shahid's upcoming movie ‘Arth-2' is definitely a treat for all Sufi music lovers. Sahir Ali...