Govt. employees’ salaries not increased but parliamentarians’ families given free air travel privilege

In a rather unexpected move, the Senate’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that allowed the family members...

Trump ex-aide Bolton claims further impeachable offences by Trump

Donald Trump pleaded with China's leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president's former national security advisor John Bolton...

Trump sanctions China over Uighurs

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law an act that authorizes sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighur Muslims....

Covid-19: A multifaceted challenge

In the initial days of the First World War, it was believed that the war was going to be short and decisive. Many prominent...

India elected to UNSC along with three others

The UN General Assembly elected on Wednesday four new members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 2021 and 2022, with Canada losing out...

Why does the Centre intend to remove anomalies from the 18th Amendment?

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the federal government did not have any disagreement with provinces, but rather it wanted to remove...

India and China agree on de-escalation at Ladakh border

India and China agree on border de-escalation as their foreign ministers spoke on the phone on Wednesday and agreed to abide by existing bilateral...

A country marred by corruption

As a political activist, I could never imagine that one day political resistance would intermingle with corruption. In the Ayub era, the political ‘dark...

Seven nations vying for five UN Security Council seats amid elections

The UN General Assembly began voting Wednesday to elect five new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with battles underway for...

US wants undersea data cable to bypass Hong Kong

US Justice Department officials on Wednesday recommended that a high-capacity undersea data cable system proposed by Google and Facebook bypass Hong Kong, citing potential...

Damascus condemns new US sanctions on Syria

President Bashar al-Assad's government condemned new US sanctions imposed on Syria Wednesday, calling them a form of "terrorism" perpetrated by Washington in the war-scarred...

How can Pakistan and India cooperate on COVID 19?

It is said that crisis brings out the best in the human race, then the COVID-19 pandemic presents an excellent opportunity for both India...