Greece stalls on cabinet as EU pressure mounts

Greece remained mired in political stalemate Friday as talks on forming a coalition government stalled after inconclusive weekend polls boosted anti-austerity parties and rattled the eurozone. As EU paymaster Germany threatened...

No sign of Arab Spring as Algerians trickle to polls

Algeria Thursday held its first polls since the Arab Spring, with an official turnout figure poised to belie deep voter disaffection over the prospect of a political status quo. President...

UN condemns Syria bomb attacks after 55 killed

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the deadliest bomb attacks of Syria’s 14-month uprising, urging all sides to stick to an international peace plan after at least 55 people...

ISI, CIA help led to Al-Qaeda targets: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that high-value targets of Al-Qaeda were achieved with the cooperation of ISI and CIA. In an interview to British TV, PM Gilani said Pakistan...

Aitzaz criticises Justice Khosa’s extra note

Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, said on Friday that Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa should not have added poetry...

Towards isolation

Wrong signals from Pakistan

While Gilani spends five days cultivating David Cameron, the country continues on the course towards isolation. Pakistan’s relations with the US...

Power woes

At it, again

For every complex problem, the saying goes, there is always a very simple solution – that is wrong. It takes fortitude to...

Pity the nation

Leaders without shame, people without courage

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa’s note to the detailed judgement on Mr. Gilani’s contempt of court case comes by way...

A tale of tragedy

For Hazaras, a third century of persecution

Continuously under attack from Lashkare Jhangvi (LeJ) and spurned by the Baloch nationalists, Hazaras of Balochistan suffer from...