World economy

Thousands of Saudi women sign plea against male guardianship laws

27 Sep 2016

More than 14,000 Saudi Arabian women have signed a petition demanding to be treated as full citizens, with many more signing anonymously, and hundreds bombarding the Saudi King's office over the weekend with messages backing the campaign

UK CEOs express post Brexit confidence, but cautiously plan for contingencies: KPMG

26 Sep 2016

New York Times says vote Hillary Clinton, blasts Trump

26 Sep 2016

The influential New York Times on Sunday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, saying her intelligence, record of public service and other strengths qualify her for the White House

Some new polymer £5 notes could be worth over £200!

24 Sep 2016

Iceland’s ministry of foreign affairs mulling suit against UK’s Iceland supermarket

24 Sep 2016

Baloch leader talks of government in exile, blasts Pak

24 Sep 2016

Asserting that Balochistan has always been a nation and existed even before the formation of Pakistan, exiled Baloch leader, the Khan of Kalat Amir Ahmed Suleman Daud, has said his adherents are considering forming a government in exile

Single African migration accounts for all of world’s races

23 Sep 2016

Three separate studies have established for the first time that all non-Africans today trace their ancestry to a single population emerging from Africa between 50,000 and 80,000 years ago

Virginia woman uses free coupons to feed thousands

23 Sep 2016

Lloyd’s of London sees Brexit as ‘major issue’, mulls options

22 Sep 2016

Trump under fire for alleged misuse of charity funds

22 Sep 2016

Kashmir issue: China vows to continue backing Pak

22 Sep 2016

Pakistan now host to ‘Ivy League’ of terror, India tells UN

22 Sep 2016

In a scathing response to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent United Nations General Assembly address, India told the UNGA that Pakistan was “now host to the Ivy League of terrorism"

Bill in US House to declare Pakistan a sponsor of terrorism

21 Sep 2016

While Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif struggles to garner support in the UN General Assembly over Kashmir, two influential American lawmakers introduced a bill in the US Congress on Tuesday proposing to designate Islamabad a state sponsor of terrorism

Federal judge rules bitcoin qualifies as money

20 Sep 2016

Refugee crisis can’t be delinked from terror, Akbar tells UN

20 Sep 2016

World leaders back UN resolution on refugee crisis

20 Sep 2016

Baloch activist at UNHRC slams `illegal’ China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

20 Sep 2016

The renewed push by Baloch activists at various international forums comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised human rights violations in Balochistan during his Independence Day speech

NAM to act for peace, sovereignty and solidarity for development

20 Sep 2016

China’s credit binge could lead to banking crisis: watchdog

19 Sep 2016

China’s huge credit binge has increased the risk of a banking crisis in the world’s second biggest economy in the next three years, says the Bank for International Settlements

US senator asks FBI to name names in 2008 financial meltdown

19 Sep 2016

Putin’s United Russia party cruises to win in parliament poll

19 Sep 2016

With 90 per cent of the votes counted, the United Russia party had 54.3 per cent of votes, securing it at least 338 seats in the 450-member parliament, up from 238 previously, according to results announced early today

US business group calls for overturning Apple tax ruling

17 Sep 2016

India accuses Pakistan of running PoK through ‘deep state’

17 Sep 2016

California regulators to make more water available for fish, less for farms, cities

17 Sep 2016

US backs India’s inclusion in Af-Pak transit trade treaty

16 Sep 2016