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Qureshi boycotts V K Singh's speech at Heart of Asia conference in Istanbul
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday boycotted Union Minister V K Singh's speech at a regional conference on Afghanistan in Turkey...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi heads to Hague court for genocide showdown
THE HAGUE: Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is set Tuesday to personally defend Myanmar in The Hague against accusations of genocide, in...
Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire by husband
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani woman has died after she was set on fire by her husband and his accomplices in Punjab province, the latest case...
No improvement in Sharif's health, docs advise ex-Pak PM be shifted to US
LAHORE/LONDON: Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently undergoing treatment in London, has shown no improvement in his platelet count and...
Activists to sue Nepal govt, authorities for failing to stop animal sacrifice at Gadhimai festival
KATHMANDU: The Federation of Animal Welfare Nepal (FAWN) will sue the Nepal government and Maha Gadhimai Municipality Mayor in the country's Supreme Court for...
Pak hopes 'hiatus' in SAARC process will be removed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday expressed hope that the "hiatus" created in SAARC's continuous progression would be removed and said his...
Pak-American journo to moderate Democratic debate
WASHINGTON: A Pak¬istani-American has created history by becoming the first South Asian American journalist selected to moderate a US presidential debate, a media report...
Pakistan's ailing economy gets USD 1.3-billion infusion from ADB
ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan received a USD 1.3-billion loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday to support the country's public finances and shore...
China's defence budget increases 850% over 20 years top Pentagon official
WASHINGTON: China's defense budget has grown 850 per cent in the last 20 years from USD 20 billion to USD 170 billion in 2018,...
2 Pak soldiers killed in clash with militants in tribal district along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with militants in a tribal district along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan Army said...