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February 7, 2019

Trump sees total rout of Islamic State group as imminent

US President Donald Trump has said territory held by the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could be “100%” liberated as early as next week. […]
February 7, 2019

Brexit: UK will not be ‘trapped’ in backstop, May to tell EU

Theresa May will return to Brussels later to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will […]
February 7, 2019

US drawdown and its implications

The United States may be jubilant hammering out a draft peace agreement with the Taliban in Doha. Reports indicate that the US and Taliban negotiators had […]
February 7, 2019

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Imran Jan (Express Tribune) on US-Pak relationship

“Professor Noam Chomsky doesn’t do documentary interviews anymore.” The office assistant told me in her soft tone, pronouncing the alphabet R in a typical Boston accent. […]
February 7, 2019

‘590 major corruption cases filed in 13 months’

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday rejected allegations that it lacked capacity to investigate white-collar crimes, saying that it had filed 590 mega corruption […]
February 7, 2019

‘Corridor of faith’ to build trust: Indian diplomat

ISLAMABAD: High Commissioner of India Ajay Bisaria has said India follows a neighbourhood first policy to engage for mutual benefit with its neighbours and thus its […]
February 7, 2019

Full court recommends e-court system to reduce backlog

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has recommended the establishment of e-court system at its principal seat in Islamabad as well as the branch registries within the minimum […]
February 7, 2019

Courting Justice: A detailed report on Military Courts and Anti-Terrorism Laws in Pakistan

It was December 2007. A woman was murdered in Rawalpindi. Her case dragged on for a decade. Prosecutors change, judges change, even the suspect list keeps […]