Scapegoat: DG rangers denies roll in MQM-P formation

News Analysis | The Sindh Rangers director general on Monday night rejected claims that they were involved in the formation of MQM-P, saying it was...

Controversial selfies still haunting Mufti Qavi

News Analysis | A judicial magistrate in Multan on Monday extended the judicial remand of cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi for seven days in connection with...

The science of smog

Kim Preshoff | Smog is a type of air pollutant. The word "smog" was coined in the early 20th century as a portmanteau of the words...

Faizabad Dharna: A view of both sides

News Analysis | Several strong supporters of the newly launched religiopolitical party Tehreek-e-Labbaik-Ya-Rasulallah (TLYR), many armed with sticks and iron rods, have blocked the main...

Justice Khosa excuses himself from Hudaibiya case & sets a standard of excellence

News Analysis | Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, on Monday, recused himself from the hearings for the reopening of the Hudaibiya Paper Mills file, on the...

Trump ignores Duterte’s human rights violations

Reuters | The issue of human rights and alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines was not discussed during a meeting on Monday between U.S. President...

Bill Gates starts mission to combat Alzheimer’s disease

Reuters | Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry...

Will NAB court continue to ignore DAR’s delaying tactics?

News Analysis | On 8th November 2017, the anti-graft court ordered finance minister Ishaq Dar’s surety-giver to appear in court in person while also...

Massive Earthquake shakes Iran/Iraq to their core: over 300 killed

Reuters | * Quake epicentre in Sulaimaniyah province in Kurdistan region * At least 328 people killed in Iran, four in Iraq * At least 2,500 injured...

Lebanon to be sanctioned by other Arab states claims Hariri

Reuters | Saad al-Hariri warned on Sunday Lebanon was at risk of Gulf Arab sanctions because of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah's regional meddling and said...

Environmental disaster: World carbon emissions rise by 2 percent

Reuters | World carbon emissions are set to rise 2 percent this year to a new record, scientists said on Monday, dashing hopes that global...

Targeted killings in Rawalpindi: Who is responsible?

News Analysis | Two sanitary workers of Turkish Company Albayrak were killed and one critically injured in a brazen armed attack in Nishter Street of...