Pakistan played ‘crucial’ role to achieve peaceful Afghanistan: Mazari
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was playing a “crucial” role to achieve a peaceful and stable Afghanistan as no country in the region was in favour of...
Pakistan sounds alarm over illicit trade of radioactive metal in India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed concern over lax arrangements for the security of nuclear and other radioactive materials in India after a third instance of seizure...
Opp opposing electoral reforms, PMDA without reading drafts: minister
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari were opposing the proposed election reforms and Pakistan Media Development...
Karachi man arrested for molesting minor
KARACHI: Police arrested a man on charges of sexually assaulting a four-year-old enrolled in a private school in the North Nazimabad neighbourhood of Karachi.
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Explainer: What happens now that US troops have left Afghanistan?
WASHINGTON: For the first time since 2001, there are no American troops in Afghanistan after the United States completed the evacuation of most of...
Osaka the entertainer kicks off US Open title defence with straight sets win
NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka came to Flushing Meadows to entertain and did not disappoint on Monday, overcoming a slow start to beat Czech Marie...
Testing the waters in Karachi
The PDM rally in Karachi was no doubt an impressive event with an extra-large and responsive audience. After the split in the opposition alliance...
The TTP problem
Earlier this year the Tehrik I Taliban (TTP) terrorists fired on military posts in the two Waziristan agencies from inside Afghan territory. The terrorists...
On self-contradiction
Clever one-liners and profound-sounding slogans have always been very popular with wannabe philosophers. These slogans help them pose as intelligent (when they are not),...
Pakistan school curricula promoting misogyny
In Pakistan, institutions are marred by patriarchy and often undermine the importance of women, giving them a subservient position in society. Observers have long...
Alleviating Pakistan’s energy poverty
Dr. John P. Holdren (Adviser on S&T to US President Obama for his double term in office and a distinguished faculty at Harvard and...
US exit will stop IS attacks in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson says
KABUL: The Taliban's spokesman says they will crack down on the the militant Islamic State (IS) group's attacks and expects them to end once...