US general wounded in last week’s Afghan insider attack
AFP | A US general was shot and wounded in a Taliban-claimed attack on a high-level security meeting last week that killed a powerful Afghan...
Russia warns Trump over ‘dangerous’ plan to quit nuclear treaty
AFP | Moscow on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump that his plan to ditch a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia was a...
Trump says US will pull out of nuclear deal with Russia
AFP | President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that the United States plans to leave a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Russia over claims Moscow has...
US indicts Russian woman for interfering in 2018 election
AFP | The finance chief of Russia's leading troll farm was indicted by the US Justice Department on Friday for interfering with US elections, the...
US squeezing Iran: Difficult choices for Pakistan?
Najmuddin A. Shaikh | The EU, France, Germany, China, and Russia; signatories of the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and the IAEA, which...
‘More to do’ is the new ‘do more’
Imran Jan | General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US Central Command, said of Pakistan, “I do acknowledge that they have done a lot in...
Mattis to meet Chinese counterpart amid tensions
AFP | US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Thursday after earlier talks were scrapped amid soaring tensions between the...
Political newcomers jump into US electoral fray
AFP | Hundreds of everyday Americans with zero political experience are jumping into the fray for the mid-term congressional elections in a country that has...
What’s the goal behind the US ‘cleanup operation’ in Saudi Arabia?
AFP | The top American diplomat Mike Pompeo appears visibly satisfied with his mission to Riyadh, dubbing it "incredibly successful." But to what end? So...
Being a Pakistani American
Imran Jan | America is a land of opportunities with some remarkable people. Many Americans I know are very good people and believe in doing...
World economy to jolt if Saudi Arabia retaliates against US
News Analysis | One of the strangest news in the global media is the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist who worked for the Washington...
US sanctions key Iranian paramilitary force
AFP | The US Treasury Department slapped sanctions Tuesday on an Iranian paramilitary group along with a network of businesses that were providing it financing,...