PM Nawaz’s appointment of new Army Chief: Significance & Challenges
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on 26th November, appointed Lt. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, Inspector General Training & Evaluation, as Pakistan Army’s 16th Chief...
Qamar Javed Bajwa selected as Pakistan’s new Army Chief
After weeks of intense speculation and rumours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has finalised the selection of two senior army officers as Chief of Army...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November
"Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. It imposes large-scale costs on...
Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving holiday address
In the wake of what he called a "long and bruising" election campaign he said emotions in the country were raw. The time had...
Turkish soldiers killed by Syrian air strikes: Military
In first such incident on Syrian territory, three dead and 10 wounded in attack near northern city of Al Bab. The Turkish military says...
After G-20 summit, China sees India as partner to shore up global economy
Atul Aneja | Nov 21, 2016 Many participants of two-day brainstorming exercise proposed a pervasive economic engagement between China and India. Taking the cue from the...
Pakistan army “equally ready” for conventional war: Raheel
A battle-hardened Pakistan army is “equally ready” to fight conventional wars after registering an “unprecedented level of successes” in its war against terror, army...
Pakistan’s fuel reserves fall below strategic levels
ISLAMABAD: The country’s oil supplies are facing serious disruption due to pipeline and port congestion, forcing oil companies to go against standard operating procedures...
National debt, liabilities cross Rs2.2 trillion
Tahir Sherani | Nov 21, 2016 Pakistan's overall debt and liabilities have soared to an all-time high and have crossed Rs2.2 trillion ─ an increase...
Pakistan: India shells kill three children in Kashmir
An official in the Pakistani-administered area of Kashmir has accused Indian forces of firing mortar shells that targeted a village along the disputed Line...
Tools of war: How an Indian submarine was pushed away from Pakistani waters
In a rare revelation, the Pakistan Navy announced on November 18 that an Indian Navy submarine was detected and escorted away from Pakistani territorial...
Trump cabinet appointments will ‘undo decades of progress’, rights activists say
Hawkish trio – Jeff Sessions as attorney general, Mike Pompeo as CIA chief and Michael Flynn as national security adviser – have made inflammatory...