Kashmir Solidarity Day: Pakistan to observe Sep 27 as Black Day

The federal government has decided to mark September 27 as "Kashmir Solidarity Day" to express solidarity with the people in India-occupied Kashmir against Indian...

PTI presents its long-awaited police reforms package: will it work?

In a much-awaited development, the government has given a go-ahead to the home departments to ‘take over control of the police’ in Punjab, Khyber...

Defiant Rouhani demands end to sanctions before negotiations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday ruled out negotiations with the United States so long as sanctions are in place and said he was...

Two million Euros being spent to save France’s oldest mosque

At France's oldest mosque, a five-century-old edifice on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, the sound of jackhammers is broken intermittently by recitals by...

Impeachment inquiry is a ‘joke’, says stubborn Trump

A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a "joke" the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm...

Extremism budding in the ranks of US Military

The arrest of a US soldier with far-right sympathies who is suspected of plotting an attack on American soil to spark "chaos" has highlighted...

Beijing opens the world’s largest airport ahead of China’s 70th anniversary

A futuristic airport that resembles a giant starfish opened in Beijing Wednesday, as China unveils another massive infrastructure project just days before it celebrates...

US-Japan trade deal is a win-win, but not for Japanese farmers

US and Japanese officials insist a hard-won bilateral trade deal will be a "win-win", but some Japanese cattle farmers fear the agreement could sound...

Was Howdy Modi Really a Success? Some Indian Thinkers Disagree

Some of the Indian thinkers, observers, and journalists are questioning the success of the Howdy Modi event following President Donald Trump and Prime Minister...

Hassan Minhaj: A Comedian Blacklisted by Modi

Acclaimed Indian-American comedian Hassan Minhaj opened up about his experience of denied entry at Howdy Modi event held at NRG Stadium Houston, Texas USA...

Good Touch & Bad Touch: Rampant Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistan

In Pakistan, the episode of child abuse during last year’s Zainab Case was too painful and yet again the road to suffering seems not...

Why is Biometric Verification necessary before going on Hajj?

Saudi Ministry of Hajj & Umrah had issued a circular on Massar stating that pilgrims in countries with Biometric enrollment centers for Hajj &...