Turkish fatwa hangs Erdogan’s soft power drive in the balance
Turkey’s state-controlled top religious authority has conditionally endorsed usury in a ruling that is likely to fuel debate about concepts of Islamic finance and...
MBS’s Vision 2030: Modernization, reforms and authoritarianism
The need for modernization For a naïve spectator, who doesn’t understand the interplay of geopolitics, economy, and regional power struggles; the reforms which Muhammad Bin...
Adnan Siddiqui meets British High Commissioner to promote Pak-UK ties
Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui is keen to promote Pak-UK cultural ties. Earlier this week, he met the British High Commissioner Christian Turner, to discuss...
China accuses EU lawmakers of ‘gross interference’ in its crackdown on Hong Kong
China on Friday hit back at an EU resolution condemning its crackdown on Hong Kong democracy activists, accusing European lawmakers of "gross interference" in...
Will PDM field joint candidates for Senate Elections?
The Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) leaders have started consultations for the upcoming Senate elections which is likely to be held in February this year....
Goswami leaks raise important questions about the “Indian version” of Pulwama attack
WhatsApp leaks concerning Arnab Goswami (Republic TV) have brought into the limelight some bitter truths. One bitter truth is that the general public is...
US-British policy of appeasing Mussolini’s rule
National debt in Benito Mussolini's Italy was growing year-on-year, while he placed the Italian economy increasingly on a war footing. "This military dilettante", as...
France’s ‘James Bond’ stuntman Remy Julienne lost his battle to Covid-19
One of the world's leading stuntmen, Remy Julienne, who worked on six James Bond films as well as the 1969 classic "The Italian Job",...
FM Qureshi wants Biden to remember US’ promise to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan hopes for greater engagement with the new United States government and called on President Joe Biden...
WHO’s initiative to provide Covid-19 vaccine to poor nations, to be joined by the US
The United States’ top medical official said Thursday that the US will now join the World Health Organization’s global initiative to help poorer nations...
FIEDMC asks US for assistance from its technical varsities
Chairman FIEDMC Mian Kashif Ashfaq asked the US for assistance from its technical universities, while talking to US diplomat in Pakistan Salvador Molina. Mr....
Unofficial wedding date of Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari revealed
The unofficial wedding date of Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari has been revealed by PPP leaders. According to the speculations, the wedding festivities are to begin...