Turkey Says Postponing Russian Missile Defense Systems Not On Agenda

U.S. asks Turkey delay taking delivery of Russian missile; Ankara unlikely to back down DESPARDES…

US to Deport 65 Pakistanis; Imposes Visa Sanction On 3 Senior Bureaucrats

PKONWEB Report – A special chartered plane will be bringing some 65 Pakistani citizens deported…

EDITORIAL: IMF Hit or Miss

THE latest IMF assistance sums up decades of economic mismanagement in the country. Chronic under-investment…

Used Goods Transformed Into Art Needs a Startup

BE2C2 Report – The threat to Mother Earth and other climate change concerns inspired folks…

Another White House Iftar Dinner Without US Muslim Groups

DESPARDES News Monitor – US President Donald Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White…

OPINION: Crime Syndicates, State and the Nation

“Pakistan has become a state run by criminal mafia syndicates like in Colombia and Mexico”…

A Pakistani Expat’s Murder In Islamabad Remains Unresolved

Barrister Fahad Malik was murdered in August, 2016 by ‘powerful gangsters’ in capital Islamabad PKONWEB…

China Capable of ‘Mass Producing’ Guided Missile Destroyers, Analyst Says

Beijing could deploy as many as 30 Type 052D destroyers in the future, a Chinese…

India Pleads With Pakistan to End Artillery Fire on LoC

Pakistan and India are negotiating measures to de-escalate tensions on the Working Boundary and the…

No Iran Threat, Top British Officer Says, Contradicting US

Deputy commander of anti-Isis coalition rebuts White House justification for sending troops DESPARDES News Report…

Sweden Reopens Rape Probe Against Assange

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian…

Drones Used to Target Saudi Aramco Facility in Riyadh

SAEED HAIDER – Explosive-laden drones attacked Saudi Arabian Oil Company’s (Saudi Aramco) oil facilities near…