Who are the Richest People of the Year?
Forbes has issued a new list of top billionaires from around the world. The rich are in fact getting richer for the increase in...
Authorities Activate Child Marriages Crackdown in India
By Roli Srivastava | HYDERABAD, India - Priests, card printers, flower decorators, and tent suppliers are among the many players in the lucrative wedding industry...
“I Rejected Musharraf Deal”: Nawaz Tells PML-N Parliamentary Party under Shadow of Panama-Gate; Really?
News Analysis During his address to the PML-N parliamentary meeting held in Islamabad on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif created a bit of media stir...
Clean Water Becoming a Myth for Indians
By Nita Bhalla | NEW DELHI - India is home to the highest number of rural people without access to clean water, and faces increased...
Pak-Afghan Border Reopened: Alternatives for Pakistan?
Imtiaz Gul | Behind the scenes, diplomatic efforts, particularly by the United Kingdom, as well as intense lobbying by the business community and civil society...
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: A Continuing Challenge
Amina Khan | Pakistan has provided shelter to one of the world’s largest protracted refugee populations - more than 5 million Afghan refugees have been...
India’s ‘Enemy Property Law’: Muslims Targeted in Pursuit of ‘Larger Public Interests’
By Rina Chandran | MUMBAI - A controversial bill that amends a five-decade-old law to deny Indian families of those who moved to China and...
Crimes of Ego: Have Pakistani parents declared a war against teachers?
Rizwan Tanveer, the principal of a school at Badami Bagh in Lahore, was thrashed and killed by a student's parents on March 21. From...
Pakistan’s series of mis-steps which has left us in our current pathetic state
Farid A. Malik | Considering the flight of the people of Pakistan it is abundantly clear that there are enemies in the midst. Centuries ago...
“My vote is not for sale,” Achakzai on the Revival of Military Courts
Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Chairman Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and Maulana Fazl ur Rahman, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), have now given new reasons for refusing...
Terrorist Activities in Damascus: a Hindrance to the Peace Process
Sophie Mangal | While trying to break into the area of Al-Abbasin, near Jobar, Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists launched a surprise and powerful assault on...
Trump administration bans Laptops, Tablets & electronic devices on flights from 8 Muslim countries
David Shepardson & Mark Hosenball with News Desk Input Passengers travelling on certain U.S.-bound foreign airline flights will have to check electronic devices larger than...