Tag: 2017
Neutron star collision discovery judged as scientific ‘breakthrough’ of 2017
AFP | The world's first-ever detection of two faraway neutron stars colliding, causing a massive blast that rippled through the fabric of space and time,...
Nawaz Sharif represents the predatorification of politics
Mudassir Saeed Laghari| It’s never too late to learn. And that includes Nawaz Sharif. And as one proverb goes ‘no matter how far wrong you...
iPhone X makes Time Magazine’s list of best inventions of 2017
News Desk | There seem to be no bad days for Steve Jobs’ brainchild. Time Magazine has included the iPhone X in the list for...
PML-N’s controversial Elections Act challenged in LHC
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has challenged a provision of the Elections Act, 2017 before the Lahore High Court. The provision in question...
Hajj 2017: What you need to know
News Analysis | Around two million Muslims from all over the world have gathered this year (2017) in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...
Census 2017 raises suspicion from many quarters…
The national census 2017 results have been made public and are expected to have significant short term implications. The census reveals that Pakistan’s population has...
India’s China war circa 2017?
Ikram Sehgal | A month or so ago, Indian troops trespassed and forcibly halted China extending a border road through Donglang plateau (called Doklam by...
Tensions rising in Sikkim: Sino Indo stand-off continues
News Analysis | The China-India border standoff got intense on Monday as Beijing accused Indian troops of intrusion across their disputed border and betrayal of...
Why you should watch ‘Fate Of The Furious’
The eighth installment in the "Fast and the Furious" is on the path to becoming the biggest worldwide debut of all time, besting both...
China shocks the west by supporting globalization?
In a major speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Chinese President Xi Jinping positioned himself as a defender of globalization and...
Pakistan and the Strategic Chessboard in 2017
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The global strategic chessboard will remain complex in 2017 as the conversion in the global strategic environment continues. The transition in...
New Year’s Eve: When is it 2017 around the world?
New Year's Eve is upon us. One final chance to let your hair down, celebrate surviving another rotation around the Sun and repeat your annual vow...
Golden Globes nominations 2017: ‘La La Land’ leads with seven; ‘The...
The Golden Globe nominations were announced Monday morning, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association lavished love on the musical “La La Land,” the drama...
First promo of Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffry’s new film...
The first promo clip features the song 'Rang De Chunar' sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan... and it looks fantastic! Step into the magical world...
