Trump supports improved background checks on gun buyers
AFP | US President Donald Trump signaled support Monday for improving background gun checks amid mounting pressure for reform in the wake of the Florida...
Saudi Crown Prince’s limitations on putting the genie back in the bottle!
James M Dorsey | Valentine’s Day in Riyadh and Islamabad as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia puts into sharp relief Saudi Arabia’s ability...
US & China fighting over a nuclear football?
AFP | The US Secret Service denied Monday reports that one of its agents and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wrestled with Chinese...
The Army isn’t wearing Trousers – A postscript!
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | As anticipated, the earlier article referred above "The Army isnt wearing Trousers" has stirred up quite a storm showering me...
Saving Pakistan from border incompetence
Junaid Ali Malik | COAS Qamar Bajwa attended the 54th Munich Security Conference in Germany. While presenting the viewpoint of the state of Pakistan in...
Why criticism on Khan’s marriage is unfair
Waqas Shabbir | Amid feverish media speculations, Imran Khan announced his marriage with a spiritual adviser - Bushra Wattoo in a simple- Nikkah ceremony held...
Beyond Lodhran by-election
Saad Rasool | This week, in NA-154 Lodhra’n, PTI heavy weight Ali Tareen (read: Jehangir Tareen) lost the by-election to Syed Iqbal Shah – a...
Saudi women to start own business without male permission
AFP | Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband or male relative, as the kingdom pushes...
Kashmir’s alarming situation
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian Army’s endless brutality drove the Kashmiri youth into militancy. Instead of surrendering, the Kashmiris are fiercely struggling for the...
China’s step into the maelstrom of the Middle East
James M Dorsey | China’s abandonment of non-interference is manifested by its (largely ineffective) efforts to mediate conflicts in South Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan as...
Russia adopting US tactics from Afghanistan in Syria?
AFP | The death of Russian citizens in Syria from a US coalition strike last week, which has been played down by both Moscow and...
LHC allows an ‘indicted’ Ishaq Dar to contest in the Senate elections
News Desk | Politicians have accused Pakistan’s legal system of having two standards one for the PML-N and another for other parties.The Lahore High Court...