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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Accountability court adjourns hearing against Sharif in Panama Papers...

The court had on November 8 rejected a plea by Sharif to club his cases after which he challenged the decision in the...

4 Dec 2017 1:29 PM IST

(Photo: AP/File)

Preemptive war with North Korea likely, says US lawmaker

N Korea's test launch this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile has sent tensions soaring once again on the...

4 Dec 2017 1:12 PM IST

Saeed, who continues to be an influential person in Pakistans certain religious groups despite being an internationally designated terrorist, announced on Saturday that he would contest the general election in 2018. (Photos: AP)

Pervez Musharraf may ally with Hafiz Saeed for 2018 polls

The announcement comes days after the Lahore High Court ordered Saeed's release from the house arrest.

4 Dec 2017 1:05 PM IST

Mohammad Suleiman was born with Down Syndrome and he has intellectual difficulties, according to his father. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

6-year-old says 'Allah', 'boom' in class, feared as terrorist by...

Mohammad Suleiman's father says his son did not speak at all and had the mental capacity of a one-year-old.

4 Dec 2017 1:05 PM IST

Mattis is the first top US official to visit Pakistan after the completion of the first 100 days of the new South Asia Strategy that was announced by President Donald Trump on August 21. (Photo: PTI/ File)

Fight against terrorism: US plans to find common grounds with Pak

US Defense Secretary Mattis says he wants to work with Pakistan; listening to one another without being combative, to...

4 Dec 2017 1:02 PM IST

Maryam Nawaz, Hamza Shahbaz elected to PML-N

The party announced that Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shahbaz have been elected as members of the Central Executive Committee...

4 Dec 2017 3:07 AM IST

Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

Pak hasn't done anything significant on terror: US

The US, the official said, would be looking for very specific action from Pakistan within coming weeks and months.

4 Dec 2017 3:02 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses during the inauguration a newly built extension of the Chabahar Port, near the Pakistani border, in southeastern Iran on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Iran's Chabahar Port, built by India, is to rival Pak's Gwadar

The USD 340 million project was constructed by a Revolutionary Guard-affiliated company, Khatam al-Anbia.

3 Dec 2017 9:28 PM IST

Vijay Mallya to return to UK court for extradition trial on December 4

Mallya's extradition trial will now determine whether he can be legally forced to go back to face the Indian courts.

3 Dec 2017 3:39 PM IST

Mariah was reported missing from her bedroom on Monday, which led to a massive multi-agency search that also included hundreds of volunteers. (Photo: Facebook/Onslow County Sheriff Office)

US: Body found in creek suspected to be of 3-yr-old who went missing...

Mother's live-in boyfriend was arrested in connection with the child's disappearance, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office...

3 Dec 2017 2:12 PM IST

A siren blared across Hawaii on Friday for the first time since the end of the Cold War in an effort to prepare tourists and residents for a possible nuclear attack from North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii revives siren test system for possible nuclear attack from N...

The state is the first to bring back the Cold War-era warning system, Hawaii emergency management officials said.

3 Dec 2017 1:45 PM IST

Its quite possible, of course, that terrorist outfits targeting India could well be harboring innovative ideas and strategies to beat the effectiveness of the intelligence agencies. (Representional Image | AFP)

US not satisfied with Pak's co-operation against terrorism

The US official said they would be looking for very specific action from Pakistan within coming weeks and months.

3 Dec 2017 1:27 PM IST