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Former Pakistan PM Gilani stopped from leaving country

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was stopped from leaving the country by security officials at the...

6 Feb 2019 8:44 AM IST

Noting that Al-Qaeda still maintains a presence in South Asia, the UN report said the terror group adapts to the local environment, trying to embed itself into local struggles and communities and is closely allied with the Taliban. (Representational Image | AFP)

Taliban kill 11 policemen, 10 others: Afgan officials

Afghan officials say 21 people have been killed in the latest Taliban attacks in the country.

5 Feb 2019 1:48 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif didn't suffer heart attack, says medical test

Besides, he also underwent CT scan and ultrasound to examine the level of his kidney problem. The tests found stones in...

5 Feb 2019 2:12 AM IST

Pakistan should continue to extend its hand of cooperation irrespective of a lack of response from India.

Pak has no intention to interfere in India's internal matters: Qureshi

Talking to the media on Saturday, Qureshi said that Pakistan has no intention to interfere in the internal matters of...

3 Feb 2019 2:34 PM IST

Samreen, 19 and Sanam, 17 were injured when a hand grenade was thrown at them at their home in Koohi Goth in Landhi area yesterday, police said. (Photo: AP)

WW1 grenade found in French potato shipment

The device was safely detonated after it was discovered at the Calbee snacks factory on Saturday.

3 Feb 2019 10:12 AM IST

Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. Putin said its important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account interests of all nations. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russia exiting missile treaty in response to US move

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty.

2 Feb 2019 4:56 PM IST

Imran Khan attended a Saudi investment conference, boycotted by others over Khashoggis killing. (Photo: AFP)

China to provide USD 2.5 billion loan to Pakistan to boost foreign...

Pakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt.

2 Feb 2019 3:39 PM IST

Investigators said they had arrested the 36-year-old working as a doctor for a hospital in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk (Photo:Twitter)

'Vampire killer' who cut up friend's body, drank blood found faking as...

A Russian man was charged with faking documents to work as a hospital doctor after reportedly spending a decade in a...

2 Feb 2019 11:48 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Pakistan launches dollar bond to save economy

Prime Minister Khan said Pakistan could become a role model for developing world once the ongoing efforts by the...

2 Feb 2019 7:41 AM IST

The so-called Transonic Truss-Braced Wing aircraft boasts a 170-foot (52 meter) wingspan that sits atop the fuselage and is braced from underneath by a truss in a design reminiscent of biplanes from the early years of aviation.

Plane skids off runway, closing parts of Tokyo's Narita main hub

The officials and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boeing 787 jet with no...

1 Feb 2019 10:40 AM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US calls for Russian, Chinese nuclear transparency

The United States called for more transparency as it accused Russia and China of not fully reporting their nuclear...

30 Jan 2019 12:39 PM IST

Blasphemy: Pak upholds Aasia Bibi acquittal

The CJP said lawyer of Qari Salim, a cleric who made the first official complaint against Bibi in 2009, had failed to...

30 Jan 2019 1:37 AM IST