Kashmir: Seeking Solutions; Investing In Peace
Rustam Shah Mohmand | Oct 26, 2016 The events unfolding in the wake of the killing of Burhan Wani, a Kasmiri freedom fighter about three...
Sharif Under Siege – By Zahid Hussain
Zahid Hussain | Oct 26, 2016 MATTERS are getting increasingly ominous for Nawaz Sharif, although he may still be in a state of denial. It...
Making Decisions In Pakistan
Durdana Najam | Oct 25, 2016 Having placed the name of a journalist on Exit Control List (ECL) the government according to the Interior Minister...
The Lankan Example – By Moeed Yusuf
Moeed Yusuf | Oct 25, 2016 OF late, I have been studying Sri Lanka’s war experience. The country has fascinated students of comparative politics like...
Afghanistan: Reinforcing Failure in a Lost Cause
Adnan Qaiser| They say if you find yourself fallen into a pit, the first thing to do is stop digging. Afghanistan has long been an...
60 killed in twin suicide attacks as Militants storm police training college in Quetta, Pakistan.
Quetta, Pakistan: At least 60 people were killed and 118 injured when militants attacked a police training academy in Quetta, Pakistan, late Monday night,...
Police search forests in India after 21 Maoist rebels killed
NEW DELHI — Security forces were hunting through forests in southeast India Monday for Maoist rebels after a fierce gunfight left 21 rebels dead...
527 South Koreans to sue Samsung on Galaxy Note 7 recall
SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of South Korean Galaxy Note 7 smartphone owners were preparing Monday to file a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics over...
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...