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Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AP/File)

Pervez Musharraf death penalty thrown out

Lahore HC says ruling against leader ‘unconstitutional’.

14 Jan 2020 2:06 AM

The 69-year-old PML-N supremo had left for London on November 19 in an air ambulance to seek medical treatment, a month after he was released on bail from a seven-year prison sentence for corruption. (Photo: File | AP)

Nawaz Sharif's blood platelet count remains unstable; to undergo cardiac procedure

Sharif is undergoing treatment of multiple diseases including coronary artery disease.

04 Jan 2020 5:25 PM

A statement by Pakistan Foreign Office said that Islamabad has viewed the recent development in the Middle East with 'deep concerns', which, it said, "seriously threaten peace and stability in the region." (Photo: File)

'Avoid unilateral actions, use of force': Pakistan miffed with US over action on Iran

The strike has escalated tensions between the US and Iran, with Tehran vowing to take a 'vigorous revenge' for the killing.

03 Jan 2020 7:35 PM

Waters had receded in many areas and power, which had been shut off across many districts, was being restored. (AFP)

Indonesia flood rescuers hunt for missing after 43 killed

Some 400,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters with many unable to return to their waterlogged homes.

03 Jan 2020 10:59 AM

Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said India reserves the right to 'preemptively strike; at sources of terror. (Photo: File)

Irresponsible: Pakistan on new Army chief's 'pre-emptive strikes' remark

'No one should forget Pakistan's befitting response to India's Balakot misadventure,' Pak Foreign Office in a statement said.

02 Jan 2020 9:12 AM

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Sunday directed the shut down of around 2,000 base transceiver stations, affecting around 1 crore users in 32 districts that share border with India and Myanmar. (Photo: File | Representational)

Bangladesh restores networks along Indian border post shutting services over security

The government's directive to the telecommunication operators came days after India's Parliament passed the CAA.

01 Jan 2020 6:56 PM

Putin has said on several recent occasions that Poland bears responsibility for the outbreak of the war, deepening tensions between the two Slavic nations. (Photo: File)

Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about WWII, says attempt to 'conceal' Russia's issue

'President Putin has lied about Poland on numerous occasions, and he has always done it deliberately,' Prime Minister Morawiecki said.

30 Dec 2019 9:11 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday claimed that India could carry out "an action of some sort" in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to divert attention from its domestic issues and warned that his army was prepared for any such move. (Photo: File)

India could carry out 'action of some sort' in PoK, claims Pak PM Imran Khan

PM said he had told army chief Gen Bajwa about the threats from India and the General 'told me that Pakistan is prepared for them.'

26 Dec 2019 8:55 PM

The Pakistan government has denied permission to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, saying those involved in any economic crime and institutional fraud could not be allowed to leave the country, according to a media report on Monday. (Photo: File)

Pak govt denies permission to Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad

Referring to the ECL rules, Awan said even if a person has valid travel document to proceed to any destination outside Pakistan.

23 Dec 2019 12:09 PM

The FATF has sent in the questionnaire in response to a report Pakistan had submitted to the global watchdog on December 3. (Photo: ANI)

FATF asks Pak to take strict action against banned terror outfits

The global anti-terror financing watchdog also sought copies of FIRs filed against individuals of the banned organisations.

22 Dec 2019 6:04 PM

Clocking in at four hours and twenty-five minutes, the question-and-answer session was one of the longest ever held by Putin in a format that has become an annual end-of-year tradition for the Russian leader. (Photo: File)

Vladimir Putin hints at leaving Russian presidency in 2024

Putin indicated he was in favour of removing the word 'successive' from a clause in the constitution.

20 Dec 2019 9:35 AM

Victims were seen being removed in a black body bags and placed next to a sign reading 'Temporary Mortuary' at the roadside in Kwu Tung, a region close to the border with China. (Photo: Representational | ANI)

Five dead, dozens injured in Hong Kong bus crash

Police said five people were certified dead at the scene with dozens injured.

18 Dec 2019 4:25 PM

On November 28, Bajwa got a six-month conditional extension from the Supreme Court, ending an unprecedented legal wrangle that shook the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan and pitted the powerful military against the judiciary. (Photo: File | AP)

'Unbridled power can be dangerous': Pak SC on General Bajwa's extension

PM Khan had extended Bajwa's tenure through a notification in August, but the SC suspended it on Nov 26.

16 Dec 2019 8:50 PM

Stephen Biegun, the US special envoy for North Korea, arrived in South Korea on Sunday as Pyongyang stepped up pressure on Washington to make concessions to revive stalled denucleasisation talks ahead of a year-end deadline. (Photo: AP)

US envoy Stephen Biegun slams North Korea remark as 'hostile, unnecessary'

Biegun said the US was 'fully aware of the strong potential for North Korea to conduct a major provocation in the days ahead'.

16 Dec 2019 1:55 PM

The pilgrims were returning home after visiting the famed Hindu Kalinchowk Bhagwati temple when the bus veered off the highway about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the capital, Kathmandu, police official Prajwal Maharjan said. (Photo: ANI)

14 dead, 18 injured after bus drives off highway, crashes in Nepal

Maharjan said police were investigating the cause of the crash but the roads were slippery because of winter rain.

15 Dec 2019 12:34 PM

Beijing suspended additional tariffs on US products that had been due to kick in on Sunday, after Washington and Beijing announced a major thaw in their trade war Friday. (Photo: File)

China suspends planned additional tariffs on US goods

The move follows US President Trump's cancellation of new tariffs on Chinese products as part of a 'phase one' trade deal.

15 Dec 2019 11:54 AM

Bangladesh on Thursday asked India to enhance security for its Guwahati mission after a mob defaced two signposts near the chancery, as protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill rocked Assam, plunging the state into total chaos. (Photo: File)

Bangladesh asks India to increase Guwahati security amid protests over CAB

The Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh said that Indian envoy Das met acting foreign secretary Ahsan at his office on Thursday.

13 Dec 2019 11:01 AM

'The memorandum issued on August 20, 2018, was illegal. I have been regularly appearing in the courts and therefore, I should be granted permission to travel abroad till a final verdict on the petition,' Maryam argued in her petition. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan: Lahore HC to hear Maryam's petition for removal of name from ECL today

Maryam urged the LHC to declare the order of putting her name on the ECL as null and void and terming it illegal.

09 Dec 2019 2:21 PM

The prime minister reiterated Pakistan's commitment to the SAARC process. (Photo: File)

Pakistan believes in effective, result-oriented regional cooperation: PM Imran

Khan said Pakistan is firm believer in the strength and potential of regional cooperation for individual, national and regional development.

08 Dec 2019 4:12 PM

Tens of thousands snaked their way through the financial hub's main island under crisp winter skies in what looked set to be the biggest turnout in months. (Photo: AFP)

Hong Kongers mark half year protest anniversary with huge rally

Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been battered by increasingly violent demonstrations.

08 Dec 2019 1:57 PM