Afghan commander linked to Haqqani network killed by drone strike in Pakistan
AFP | A mid-level Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network was killed Wednesday in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, officials said, days...
The cursed children of Pakistan
Maham Gillani | She silently headed out of the corridors of the hospital clutching her baby who was only a few hours old. Her face...
‘Save the Children’ office in Afghanistan attacked by gunmen
AFP | Gunmen blasted their way into Save the Children's office in Afghanistan's restive east on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said, in an ongoing attack...
Punjab University brawl highlights the need to amend student unions in Pakistan
Junaid Ali Malik | Student unions have played a crucial role in the establishment of Pakistan as its concept was brought forth by the youngsters...
Indian Supreme Court rejects final bid to ban ‘Padmaavat’
AFP | India's top court Tuesday rejected a final bid by two states to ban a Bollywood film about a mythical Hindu queen which sparked...
South China Sea becomes global and regional threat
Jumel G. Estrañero | While China has been making considerable diplomatic and economic inroads in Asia, the US has been reminding the same continent of...
Is the Saudi Crown Prince still encouraging moderate Islam?
James M Dorsey | Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises...
US Afghan strategy won’t work: Laments ex US Army Colonel
Jamal Hussain | A point paper by Lawrence Sellin, titled “U.S. Afghan strategy will be governed by events in Balochistan” has been published by the...
Bangladesh: Why Nawaz Sharif has a poor understanding of history
K. Hussan Zia | In his op-ed piece, ‘24 years of exploitation created Bangladesh’ in The Daily Times of 17th January Mr. Babar Ayaz defends Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s claim...
Kabul hotel attack death toll rises to 22
AFP | At least 22 people are now known to have died when Taliban militants slaughtered guests at a luxury Kabul hotel, Afghan officials said...
Is Gulf crisis turning Qatar into the region’s Israel?
James M Dorsey | Prominent US constitutional lawyer and scholar Alan M. Dershowitz raised eyebrows when he described Qatar as “the Israel of the Gulf...
What can Pakistan learn from Netanyahu’s visit to India?
Junaid Ali Malik | Every country has the right to maintain strong relations with the other, and this is what India and Israel are doing....