American military playing good cop & bad cop with Pakistan
General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and General Jim Mattis, United States Secretary of Defence had a 20-minute telephone conversation on...
SAARC’s failure: held hostage to whims of India?
South Asia remains one of the world’s poorest regions, with over 20% of the world’s population and 40% of the poverty-stricken. Political strife, distrust...
What’s driving new found desire for Quran studies across federal & provincial governments?
First, it was KP and now the Punjab government has also decided to make education of Quran with Urdu translation for the Muslim students...
The plague of violence against women is on rise in Afghanistan again
An advocacy group, in the Afghan capital Kabul, campaigning for promoting women’s rights in Afghanistan says violence against women is on the rise in...
Clash between Russia and the USA over biological weapons in Central Asia?
Saad Marwat | The Soviet Union disintegrated in 1989, straight after the collapse of the Berlin Wall in Germany. This resulted in the emergence of...
Why Trump did not call Putin a “thug” or a “murderer”?
Patrick J. Buchanan | During the campaign Trump was clear. He would seek closer ties with Russia and cooperate with Vladimir Putin in smashing al-Qaida...
Like father like daughter: Shahrukh Khan’s daughter Suhana impresses
Shahrukh Khan's daughter, Suhana impressed everyone with her performance on stage. She was playing the character of Cinderella in the school play. Her powerful...
India’s ‘covert Nuclear city’ threatening regional stability
Following on from the Corp commanders statement on Wednesday, today the Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, stated concerns about India building a ‘covert nuclear...
Myanmar negotiating to “license-build” Pak-China JF-17 Multi-Role Thunder Fighters
Janes Defense Weekly, London based prestigious defense publication, has reported that Myanmar (Burma) is in advanced negotiations with Pakistan to build JF-17 Thunder multi-role...
‘Face’ matters in China: Chinese President fears Trump may treat him like Australian PM
Ben Blanchard and Eric Walsh | BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter...
Pakistan Supreme Court questions government over wasting public’s money by using private lawyers
The Supreme Court has declared government practice of using private lawyers to plead its cases in court as inappropriate. Justice Qazi Faez Isa wrote...
Misery of the cotton pickers of Sindh demands Bilawal Bhutto’s attention
Sahib Khan Some months ago, people from Bheel community from Khairpur district staged sit-in protest outside Hyderabad Press Club (HPC). They were protesting against a...