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
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
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
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
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
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
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