Fawad Ch. offers opposition friendly relations in 2022

Minister for Information and Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that at the beginning of the new year 2022, there was need to reduce the bitterness among our ranks.

Tahir Ashrafi reacts to FM Qureshi receiving backlash

FM Qureshi came under fire on social media for sitting in a "disrespectful manner" during his meeting with the Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki. Reacting to this, Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi clarified that FM Qureshi faces back problems due to which he often sits in that manner. 

Palestinian knifeman shot dead while trying to attack Israelis

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian assailant running towards them with a knife at a bus station in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the army said, and the Hamas militant group claimed him as a member.

Taiwan President asks China to back off

President Xi Jinping in his New Year address declared that "the complete reunification of our motherland is an aspiration shared by people" in both China and Taiwan.

How Omicron is spoiling US holiday economic comeback?

Holiday activities have been canceled in droves, thousands of flights have been canceled, and cruises have been canceled: the Omicron variety has created havoc in the United States, and the new year may bring even more problems.

Will US support for International Space Station?

The station would operate through 2030 if approved by international partners and funded by the U.S. Congress. Currently, Congress has approved funding through 2024.

Watch: Local man accuses soft drink company of blasphemy

Local man accuses popular cold drink company of blasphemy. Important to note, this is rather alarming as accusations of blasphemy often lead to extreme and horrific measures, for example, the Sialkot incident which left Pakistan horrified.

Stampede kills 12 at religious shrine in Indian occupied Kashmir

Two stampedes in as many months in India in 2008 left more than 370 Hindus dead. Others in Kerala in 2011 and in Madhya Pradesh two years later each killed more than 100.

How Nadir Shah could have fixed Lahore?

Nadir Shah became a leader of a gang of bandits and prepared them for war and conquest, statesmanship or administration was not his forte. He had a killer instinct and ruled through extortion, terror and torture. Finally, when his inhuman acts became unbearable.

What Covid-19 pandemic revealed about the prevailing global politics?

The post-Covid-19 world has changed in many ways but remains the same in others. The pandemic has, in fact, intensified the issues in global politics- hyper-nationalism has evolved into vaccine nationalism, US-China rivalry has spilled over into multilateral platforms like the WHO.

ADB deems Pakistan best performer under PM Khan

The ADB country head for Pakistan said “in 2021, Pakistan and ADB achieved historic high level of cooperation with over $2.3 billion committed so far by ADB”.

China, Afghanistan hold meeting on BRI

The Chinese side showed its readiness to help Afghanistan in easing difficulties like people’s livelihood and rebuild its economy to the best of its capability.