Trump scrambles for cover as ‘shithole’ slur fuels outrage
AFP| US President Donald Trump sought Friday to quell a global firestorm over his reported denunciation of immigration from "shithole countries" -- a slur slammed...
Pakistan must employ strong defence policy to deal with US
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the (in-)famous President Donald Trump tweet, the Pakistani ruling elite has been ensuring the nation that they are vigilant...
How similar are the US and the former British Empire?
Jacob G Hornberger | Over the holidays, I began watching a Netflix/BBC series entitled The Last Post, which revolves around a contingent of British troops in the...
Pence visit stokes up Pak-US tensions
News Analysis | Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Friday expressed deep concern over US Vice President Mike Pence’s comments regarding Pakistan and its role in...
How will Palestinians react to Trump’s declaration of making Jerusalem the capital of Israel?
Maha Nassar | When President Donald Trump on Dec. 5 recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, he not only effectively endorsed Israel’s de facto annexation of East...
Trump signs a bill allocating $700 million under the coalition support fund
News Analysis | American President Donald Trump has signed a mammoth $700 billion defense bill to modernize and bolster US military might including the allocation of...
America flexing its muscles after China’s rise
Khurram Sajjad | After the recent increase of the discourse in print and electronic media on declining American power in front of the resurgence of...
Has anyone benefited from American interventionism?
Jacob G. Hornberger | For the first hundred years of American history, the United States was founded on the concept of a limited-government republic, one whose...
Are Tillerson’s comments going to increase Pak-US tensions?
News Analysis | Pakistan has told the United States that it “is not North Korea” and that it was committed to global peace, diplomatic sources...
US helping Saudis enrich uranium displays the strength of their alliance
James M. Dorsey | Talks aimed at transferring US nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia serve as an indicator of where the Saudi-Iranian rivalry is heading...
Subway attack proves New York has made no improvements on counterterror strategies
Reuters | Minutes after a man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body in one of New York's busiest transit hubs, throwing the...
Muslims in Asia protest against Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Reuters | Several thousand protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia rallied on Friday to condemn the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, as...