US: Philippines’ Duterte sparking distress around the world
MANILA, Philippines — America’s top diplomat for Asia said Monday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial remarks and a “real climate of uncertainty” about...
India has 30 million stray dogs. In one state, vigilantes are being pushed to kill them.
KOCHI, INDIA — The dogcatcher tiptoes into a narrow lane carrying a metal wire noose. Someone had spotted a stray dog amid rows of...
Taliban ‘too strong’ to enter peace talks with Kabul
The Taliban have denied reports they had held talks with Afghan officials in Qatar. Many experts also believe it's unlikely that the insurgents could...
Afghan farmers struggle to sell pomegranates
Farmers in Afghanistan have harvested a bumper crop of pomegranates. What sounds like good news is actually causing a headache. Trade restrictions and tension...
Thailand hits out at ‘false’ foreign reports following death of king
Thailand has said it will inform the world about the royal succession following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after “false” foreign media coverage...
Blue-eyed tea-seller becomes social media sensation in Pakistan & India
A blue-eyed tea-seller from Islamabad has scored a modelling contract after featuring in an Instagram post that went viral. Arshad Khan, 18, a chai-wallah...
India Takes Steps to Counter Threats of Violence Over Movie Release
One of India’s biggest groups of cinema owners has said that it will not show films featuring Pakistani actors, partly targeting the planned release...
India has no moral ground to talk about counter-terrorism, says Sartaj Aziz
Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Sunday said that India had no moral ground to talk about counter-terrorism efforts and...
Dhaka seeks balance of strategic ties
Developments like government-to-government deals worth $24.45 billion and private investment worth $13.6 billion, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s milestone visit to Dhaka, upgraded the...
Pakistan’s underdog businessman gearing up for comeback
Up until the mid-2000s, the Yousuf Dewan Companies (YDC) was one of the biggest business conglomerates in Pakistan. It had business interests in sugar,...
The outrage media’s war games
THE smoke-filled newsrooms of English dailies in the Dubai of the 1980s where a clutch of newspapers had just debuted should normally have been...
Cyril Almeida’s Story Points To Old Fault Lines And New Strains In Pakistan Army-Govt relationship
Ayesha Siddiqa | The media in Pakistan and outside was abuzz for some 48 hours over a story published by the English newspaper Dawn, regarding a...