How the US ‘establishment’ influences Trump’s policies
Following their first-ever rendezvous in Singapore in June 2018 and a “bromance” lasting over a period of several months, a much-anticipated two-day summit meeting...
Defending Islam in Modernity: How PM Imran is championing Muslim causes like no one else
Imran Khan's criticism of Emmanuel Macron comes at a time when he is under scrutiny for rising religious intolerance at home. Pakistan's Prime Minister...
12 Afghan children dead: US leaves, but airstrikes continue to wreak havoc
At least 12 civilians have been killed in an air strike on a religious school in the northern Afghan province of Takhar, local officials...
Action against Shehbaz family quickens in wake of SC orders
An accountability court has rejected a plea of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), seeking the physical remand of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in the...
India completes test of NAG anti-tank missile amid tensions with China
Amid ongoing border tensions with China, India’s defense agency has completed the final test of its third-generation anti-tank missile, which is now set to...
Fawad Chaudhry announces Pakistan’s own Netflix: Will it be a hit?
The Ministry of Science and Technology at Pakistan has announced its initiative to create a Pakistani version of Netflix, i.e., Pakistan’s first OTT platform....
Justice Isa: Should judges be required by law to declare their assets?
No law requires judges to disclose family assets, SC informed Justice Isa revealing his and his family’s assets came as a surprise, for only 6...
Why are Facebook, Twitter silent spectators as India spreads fake news?
Unlimited freedom of speech often means that social media platforms are susceptible to misuse, misinformation, and hence, fake news. In the last few years,...
Daily corruption hearings: How will SC direction impact high profile cases?
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the accountability courts across the country to ensure hearing of corruption-related cases on a daily basis and avoid...
Punjab considering ‘hybrid solar-wind’ energy projects: minister
Punjab's Minister for Energy Dr. Akhtar Malik in a meeting yesterday, said that the Punjab government was considering a 'hybrid' solar and wind energy...
Pakistan’s new political map: Implications for Kashmir, backlash from India
On August 4, 2020, Pakistan published its new political map which no longer refers to all of the ‘Jammu & Kashmir’ as a disputed...
Transparency International demands UK return Nawaz to Pakistan
Pakistan has demanded the UK to send ex-PM Nawaz Sharif home to serve his jail sentence for corruption. Nawaz Sharif has been in London...