Has Asia Bibi been transported out of Pakistan?

News Desk | Foreign Office spokesperson has denied reports that Asia Bibi had flown out of the country, urging media to be responsible. “Asia Bibi...

Taliban: The new rulers of Afghanistan?

AFP | Moscow on Friday hosted international talks on Afghanistan aimed at kickstarting direct negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban militant group, both of whom...

Bangladesh declines Canada offer to take in Rohingya refugees

News Desk | Bangladesh declined an offer by Canada to take in Rohingya refugees - including women who were raped - Canadian officials said, as...

The enduring name and philosophy of Iqbal

M Zafar Khan Safdar | The advent of the 20th century marked the consolidation of national states based on regional fidelities. Reason replaced religion as...

SC declares MD PTV’s appointment illegal: Has it exposed the PML-N?

News Analysis | In the latest development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the appointment of former Managing Director (MD) and chairman of Pakistan...

What are the cornerstones of Pakistan’s maritime security strategy?

Rashid Nazir Choudhary | Preservation and maintenance of stable maritime order, in the Indian Ocean particularly in the Arabian Sea, is one of the cornerstones...

Parliamentarians to be schooled by Ethics Committee

News Analysis | The government and opposition have decided to form an Ethics Committee on Thursday. Defense Minister Pervez Khattak informed the house it had...

Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy

AFP | Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the...

A looming threat: Pakistan running dry

Rafay Waqar | Water is a scarce resource in Pakistan and for that, Pakistan was declared a water stress country in 2005. Over 90 %...

Maoist rebels kill five in India bus blast

AFP | Indian Maoist rebels Thursday killed five people including a policeman by detonating a landmine under a bus in a restive central state that...

Pakistan: “Rule of Law” without “Just Society”?

Dr. S. Zulfiqar Gilani | Although bandied about for as long as one remembers, only recently has the rule of law started being enforced for...

How the 26-year-old Tamil Tiger Insurgency was Defeated

Sarmad Ishfaq | The article deliberates how Sri Lanka militarily bested the Tamil Tigers with what is known as the Rajapaksa or Sri Lankan Counterinsurgency...