Saudi Arabia surrenders great mosque in Brussels
James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia, in an indication that it is serious about shaving off the sharp edges of its Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism, has...
Iran military official: West used lizards for nuclear spying
AFP | The former chief-of-staff of Iran's armed forces said Tuesday that Western spies had used lizards which could "attract atomic waves" to spy on...
Militants target and kill four FC officers in Quetta
AFP with additional input from News Desk | Gunmen on Wednesday killed four paramilitary policemen in an ambush in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan,...
The vultures feeding over Lodhran!
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | The Vultures circling over Lodhran are anticipating a feast! The many wolves in sheep's clothing are now thankfully, uncovered. Petty hypocrites,...
Corrupt Israeli PM to be investigated by police
AFP | Israeli police recommended Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted for alleged corruption, shaking the country's politics and raising questions over whether...
Zainab: Daughter of Eve
Dr. S. Zulfiqar Gilani | The brutalisation and murder of Zainab focussed attention on some deep and serious problems of our society. There has been...
Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi undergoes trial behind closed doors
AFP | A Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers in a case that has gained global attention went...
Is secular fundamentalism the answer to religious extremism?
Sher Ali Tareen | In a relatively recent opinion piece published in the Dawn newspaper, entitled “Textbooks-Kudos to Punjab,” Pervez Hoodbhoy, the self-professed expert on...
Revival of steel mills
Farid A Malik | We, the engineers of the seventies were inspired by the first Steel Mills of Pakistan, inaugurated by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB)...
Chinese demands to Malaysia highlight China’s growing challenges!
James M. Dorsey | A Chinese demand for the extradition of 11 Uyghurs from Malaysia puts the spotlight on China’s roll-out of one of the...
Pakistan is not solely responsible for maintaining peace in the region
Junaid Ali Malik | The major stakeholders in Pakistan should be more worried about their home then taking the responsibility of finding a solution to...
Has “Mamnoon Hussain” become an “insult” in Pakistani lexicon?
Dr. Moeed Pirzada | Dr. Farooq Sattar, MQM Pakistan's embattled leader while delivering a passioned speech against his detractors, on Sunday, thundered that, "I can...