Afghan Taliban call off peace talks with US over ‘agenda differences’
Reuters PESHAWAR The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they had called off peace talks with US officials in Qatar this
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China invites UN observers to restive region of Xinjiang, but with ‘conditions’
AFP China said on Monday it would welcome UN officials to the restive western region of Xinjiang with the condition
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Politics: Empire’s racketeers
Wajahat Ali speaks with Pankaj Mishra on the devastating consequences of Western imperialism, globalization, and capitalism and the fate of
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Global justice: How to think about Empire
Boston Review speaks with Arundhati Roy on censorship, storytelling, and her problem with the term ‘postcolonialism.’ In her second novel,
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Welfare state: Easier said than done
WILL the PTI’s model of a welfare state serve as a catalyst to laying the foundation of an egalitarian society
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Punjab, not army, owns Okara military farms, officials tell NCHR
For the first time, army has admitted that they do not own Okara Military Farms agriculture land. Farooq Tariq In
Read MoreGood thieves vs bad thieves
Amir Hussain The notion of binary opposition has worked well in our politics and it continues to shape our political
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Pakistan asked not to interfere in intra-Afghan affairs
Afghan Peace Process is a golden opportunity for Pakistan to play smart diplomacy, experts News Desk Islamabad Afghan Peace Process
Read MoreOutrage after Netflix pulls comedy show criticising Saudi Arabia
Standup Hasan Minhaj had mocked official accounts about fate of Jamal Khashoggi Netflix has taken down an episode of
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US-China antagonism
The world in 2019: The vexed politics of our times has obscured the view ahead. Many of those peering with
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Three Andaman islands renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rechristened Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep
Read MoreSheikh Hasina heading for landslide win after deadly Bangladesh election day
AFP Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared headed for a landslide win in a general election on Sunday marred by
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North Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in “frequently” next year to discuss denuclearisation
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PAC slams NAB for being ‘tough on politicians, lenient with others’
Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by under custody opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif on Friday criticised
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No economic crisis, says Imran
Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the country may be facing challenges, but there is no
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