Turkmenistan spends billions for sporting glory
he Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat is the world's biggest user of marble with huge expanses of the luxuriant rock adorning a $5 billion Olympic complex being built to boost the…
he Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat is the world's biggest user of marble with huge expanses of the luxuriant rock adorning a $5 billion Olympic complex being built to boost the…
December 27, 2014 marks the seventh death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, who sacrificed her life courageously resisting the agenda of fanatics who are bent upon pushing Pakistan to a theocratic…
Pakistan has long been plagued with what we here like to call an 'image problem'. Many efforts have been made in the past (and continue to be made) to rectify…
The French government has given no formal authorisation to Electricite de France (EDF) to explore civil nuclear projects in Pakistan, so stated Francois Pupponi, French parliamentarian and chair of France-Pakistan…
Western allies should learn in the next few days if their punishing sanctions on Russia have softened its stance on Ukraine enough to justify lifting the drag on Europe's increasingly…
For a handful of Cuban-Americans, President Barack Obama's new Cuba policy wasn't much of a shocker. For months, they quietly advised the White House in hopes of shaping a new…
It is exciting to reconnect with The News. This is a paper whose Islamabad edition I have had the honour of leading. The first copy of The News carried some…
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, Jordan and Bahrain announced a 40-day mourning period. Egypt called for a week of mourning, while the UAE had flags at half-mast…
After a number of landmarks - including the heavy victory in the May 2014 polls – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped shape India’s foreign policy by frequent visits to…
"The Silk Road, no longer just a concept in history books, has evolved into a story of modern logistics and Sino-European co-operation," Yang Jiechi, China's top diplomat, told a conference…