Fahad Mustafa, Mahira Khan to share screen in ‘Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad’
Fahad Mustafa and Mahira Khan are set to share the screen first-time in the upcoming movie 'Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad'. Nabeel Qureshi's and Fizza Ali Meerza's...
Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang
Opinion | Turkey’s ambassador to China, Emin Onen, didn’t mince his words this week when he took his Chinese hosts to task for failing to support...
Saudi Arabia will not release Pakistani prisoners held for drug smuggling
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has turned down Pakistan's request to immediately release prisoners under trial in drug smuggling cases. The Saudi Foreign Ministry asserted that...
How MPs switched sides to embarrass Boris Johnson on Brexit vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won initial backing for his EU divorce deal in parliament on Tuesday -- but then lost a vote approving...
Tension between Iran and Saudi Arab is not sectarian but political: Qatar
Qatar has said that Iran and Arab countries can solve their tensions through "constructive dialogue and diplomacy". The statement came after Saudi Arabia and...
Federal Government amends the NAB law; how will it impact the bureau’s working?
The federal cabinet has approved promulgation of eight ordinances, including the amendments to NAB Ordinance 1999 and Benami Transaction Act 2017, to “uplift the...
Student militancy – precursor to another tide of violence? – Saad Rasool
Opinion | As Maulana’s supporters sharpen their batons and do their military parades (with a guard of honor to Maulana), people have started asking who...
Will the opposition resign if they are stopped from coming to Islamabad?
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has announced that the opposition is considering to resign from assemblies to put more pressure on the incumbent...
US lawmakers grill India over Kashmir abuses
The United States on Tuesday renewed calls on India to ease its clampdown in Kashmir as several lawmakers voiced anger at actions by a...
Corruption trial threatening to swallow Samsung top decision maker
The heir to the Samsung empire returns to court this week for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that could see him return...
‘No need’ to restart Syria offensive, says Turkey
Turkey said on Wednesday there was "no need" to restart its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, saying that it had been informed by...
From Pushkin to Kalashnikov: a history of Russia-Africa links
Russia was never a colonial power in Africa, but it has a long history of ties with the continent. As President Vladimir Putin hosts African...