The Obama administration's cybersecurity agenda, which includes expanding the military's Cyber Command and beefing up protection for critical infrastructure, faces more intense scrutiny after two vast domestic surveillance programs were…
Like two warring gangs caught in police headlights, Washington's bitterly divided political sides dropped their weapons on Thursday and stood united behind a vast programme of government telephone snooping. What?…
By just tinkering with tax rates here and there and imposing or enhancing regressive taxes - fixing revenue collection target at Rs 2598 billion for fiscal year 2013-14 - the…
Since Ben Bernanke unleashed a bombshell on May 22 by suggesting the US Federal Reserve could before long start to pull back on its massive monetary stimulus, big stock and…
Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in…
Seen from Pakistan's perspective, China's presence in Balochistan could be a game-changer or a newly introduced element that changes the existing situation in a highly significant way. Not only does…
North Korea is back in the headlines following a surprise offer to restart official negotiations with South Korea on reopening a joint commercial project which many hope could end recent…
The post-WWII baby boomers were all grown-up by the mid-sixties, and wanted to be heard. Not having much success in moving the leviathan of the pax Americana, the angry young…
Mian Nawaz Sharif, who could not finish his stipulated term as prime minister twice before, has taken oath of office as PM again. Acquiring a ‘heavy mandate’ in his 1997…
Being "innovate" is something easier said than done. Regrettably, Pakistan has not been able to develop its capabilities to innovate and commercialise innovation, even in the sectors that the country…
