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January 28, 2019

Why Pakistan, India need backchannel diplomacy

India continues to spurn peace overtures by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. Last week, Islamabad shared a draft agreement with New Delhi on the Kartarpur Corridor. […]
January 28, 2019

Aasia Bibi’s lawyer returns home to fight her case

ISLAMABAD: Aasia Bibi’s lawyer Saiful Malook on Sunday returned to Pakistan and is set to attend the hearing on January 29 (Tuesday) of the review petition […]
January 28, 2019

Lack of access to banking facilities exacerbates economic woes

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is one of the most populated countries in the world. However, if we see the number of bank depositors, it is extremely low as […]
January 28, 2019

Pakistan closes Mazar-e-Sharif consulate after terror attempt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday closed its consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan’s Balkh province after a woman tried to enter the building with a hand grenade hiding […]
January 24, 2019

US shutdown: Trump delays State of the Union address

US President Donald Trump says he will not deliver his annual State of the Union speech until after the government shutdown is over. On Wednesday House […]
January 24, 2019

Macedonia and Greece: Why this 27-year row may be about to end

Greece’s parliament is poised to make a historic decision on Thursday night and expectation is high that it will back a deal to rename its northern […]
January 24, 2019

Instagram boss responds to suicide claims

Facebook, which owns social media site Instagram, says the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell was a “devastating event”. Steve Hatch told the BBC’s Media Editor Amol […]
January 24, 2019

Ahok: Former Jakarta governor released early from prison

The former governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, jailed for blasphemy in 2017, has been released early. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, is a Christian […]