UN chief says countries should make reparations for slavery and colonialism

The UN's human rights chief urged countries Wednesday to confront the legacy of slavery and colonialism and to make amends for "centuries of violence...

France wants NATO to take cognizance of ‘Turkey problem’ in Libya

France’s defense ministry said NATO can’t bury its head in the sand when it comes to Turkey’s recent behavior in Libya. It also accused...

Why did BNP’s Akhtar Mengal announce withdrawal from the coalition government?

BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal has revealed that in the days leading to his separation from the Centre a ruling party delegation had met...

India martyrs four in Kashmir shelling: Pakistan

Four people have lost their lives in a shelling by the Indian army along the de facto India-Pakistan border in Kashmir, the Pakistan military...

China to discuss Hong Kong law in parliamentary meet

China moved closer Thursday to passing a controversial national security law for Hong Kong that has raised international concerns it will end the financial...

US-China clash continues as top officials meet in Hawaii

The United States on Wednesday pressed China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong as the two powers stood firm in high-level...

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...