WITH the 100-day countdown to the Tokyo Olympics commencing a few days back, the organisers and the Japanese government are putting up a brave face and reiterating their resolve to hold the Games as planned. However, they know that this… Continue Reading
As Australia’s players posed for photos with the gleaming silverware, some of the Sri Lankans got up to do the same, only to be halted in their tracks by their combative captain Arjuna Ranatunga. “Arjuna told them: ‘no pictures now… Continue Reading
INDIA is in the midst of a cataclysmic Covid-19 nightmare that has unleashed unimaginable suffering on its people. The stats are getting grimmer by the day; after claims earlier in the year that the government had ‘beaten’ the virus with… Continue Reading
High-level sources say backchannel talks are continuing between the intelligence leaderships of two countries • Pakistan’s primary interest at the moment is to ensure that Occupied Kashmir gets back its statehood • The strategic rethink is grounded in the country’s… Continue Reading
PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan has long been stressing the need to ramp up efforts to reduce poverty in the country. On Thursday, he once again reminded his administration that the performance of his government will be evaluated by voters in… Continue Reading
The head of the Myanmar military is set to meet international leaders, in what will be his first known foreign trip since the army took power in a coup. General Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend an Asean regional… Continue Reading
Response to second wave is warning to other countries The blindspots in India’s response to its second, devastating wave of coronavirus infections serve as a stark warning to other countries In retrospect it was clear that the figures for new… Continue Reading
PRESIDENT Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be unconditionally withdrawn from Afghanistan by Sept 11. He has also stated that the US will continue to support the Afghan National Defence Security Forces (ANDSF), provide the already pledged… Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court here on Thursday commenced proceedings on an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seeking auction of the properties of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Accountability Judge Syed Asghar Ali said the court would proceed… Continue Reading
QUETTA: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Thursday met officials and political leaders as scheduled. The ambassador and a Chinese delegation, including the consul general in Karachi, had been staying at Serena Hotel since their arrival in Quetta a… Continue Reading