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Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Ousted PM Nawaz Sharif says people owners of Pak

The former PM said the mandate of the people had never been respected for the past 70 years in the country.

13 Aug 2017 6:08 AM IST

Islamabad High Court. (Photo: AP)

Pakistani court recommends parliament review of blasphemy law

The judge explained how people due to their personal enmity managed to drag their rivals into blasphemy cases.

12 Aug 2017 4:46 PM IST

In this file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, borne of frustration with the limited results of their much-touted cooperation on ending North Koreas nuclear threat. (Photo: AP)

Xi urges Trump to calm down after 'locked and loaded' comment over N...

to avoid "words and deeds"

12 Aug 2017 4:40 PM IST

The Taliban and ISIS fighters have regularly clashed since the latter gained a foothold in eastern Afghanistan in 2015, as the two vie for supremacy in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

Islamic State outsources terror attacks to Pakistan based outfits: UN

The 20th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team was submitted to the UNSC Al Qaeda Sanctions...

12 Aug 2017 4:26 PM IST

Former UKIP London Assembly candidate Anne Marie Waters. (Photo: Facebook)

Anti-Islam campaigner Anne Marie Waters among contenders to lead...

Anne Marie Waters, founder of a group called Sharia Watch, is on the list announced late Friday despite opposition from...

12 Aug 2017 3:41 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Top US commander feels India can play a role in defusing North Korean...

Early this year, India suspended its trade links with North Korea, a move which was praised by the Trump administration.

12 Aug 2017 2:58 PM IST

Television footage showed military vehicles carrying launchers and other equipment for the surface-to-air system entering a Japanese base in Kochi before dawn. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Japan deploys missile defence system over N Korea threat US Pacific...

Regional tensions are mounting as Washington and Pyongyang ratchet up their war of words, with Trump warning Pyongyang.

12 Aug 2017 2:11 PM IST

Pakistans ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) and Kalsoom, his wife. (Photo:AFP)

Wife of former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif seeks parliament seat

Kulsoom Nawaz will contest the seat her husband was forced to vacate last month after getting involved in the Panama...

12 Aug 2017 1:50 PM IST

US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: File)

Trump's Putin comments were sarcastic: White House

Putin said last month the US would have to cut 755 of its diplomatic staff in Russia a response to new sanctions.

12 Aug 2017 1:27 PM IST

The army used the same language to describe counter-insurgency sweeps in October.(Photo: Representational/AFP)

Myanmar send troops to Rakhine as tension rises

The government blames the killings on the insurgent Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, which claimed the raids on police...

12 Aug 2017 1:15 PM IST

Sharif said he decided on reopening the border because of shared cultural and religious ties between the two nations, as well as the economic losses incurred by the closure. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif mocks his ouster, says will become prime...

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif asked people to stand by him to make sure that their vote is respected.

12 Aug 2017 1:07 PM IST

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Top US defence expert says India behaving like mature power in Doklam...

India and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area for the last 50 days

12 Aug 2017 12:57 PM IST