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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

PML-N to elect interim head to replace Nawaz Sharif

PML-N sources said senior Vice-President of the party Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasir was likely to be given the responsibility...

26 Feb 2018 6:44 AM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif (Photo: File)

International watchdog places Pak on terror grey list': Report

The FATF move comes days after reports that Pakistan had been given a three-month reprieve before being placed on the...

24 Feb 2018 6:04 AM IST

Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-uns sister, during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea's deft sports diplomacy has severely limited America's options

The slanderous reports in the Western media questioning Jong-un's mental stability need to be dismissed as propaganda.

23 Feb 2018 2:37 AM IST

Ivanka lauded the PM for believing the progress of humanity is incomplete without the empowerment of women. (Photo: File/Twitter)

Ivanka Trump, N Korean general to attend Winter Olympics closing...

The Pyeongchang Games have become a venue for geopolitics as much as sports.

22 Feb 2018 7:43 PM IST

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, China, Nepal and India are each others important neighbouring countries. The three parties should step up sound interaction for win win outcomes.

India, China, Nepal should step up interaction for win-win outcomes:...

China also congratulated the new Nepalese government headed by KP Oli.

22 Feb 2018 7:28 PM IST

Pak Supreme Court evicts Nawaz Sharif as PML-N chief

The approval of Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 paved the way for sacked PM Nawaz Sharif to become president of the PML-N.

22 Feb 2018 2:07 AM IST

Imran Khan's former wife Reham accuses him of cheating

Bushra Menaka is the third wife and spiritual guide of the PTI chief.

22 Feb 2018 1:35 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif disqualified as PML-N chief, rules Pak SC

However, the verdict will not affect the PML-N's registration as a party.

21 Feb 2018 8:25 PM IST

According to the International Justice Mission, a global organization that partners with local authorities to fight human trafficking and child sexual abuse, Shobbrook used girls for pornographic images and videos that he then distributed online. (Representational Image)

Philippine court gives Australian man life sentence for child porn,...

3 victims testified at the trial that girls were also offered to other foreigners for sexual exploitation, according to...

21 Feb 2018 3:50 PM IST

Pence was going to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, and the nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam, but the North Koreans called off the February 10 meeting two hours before it was set to start. (Photo: File)

N Korea 'dangled' meeting, then cancelled 'last minute' on US Vice...

The encounter would have been the first scheduled between senior officials from the Trump administration and Pyongyang.

21 Feb 2018 2:26 PM IST

CPI(M) leader was shot dead by seven motorcycles-borne miscreants, who pumped bullets at Salauddin Halder. (Representational Image)

Brother kills sister for using cellphone

The suspect allegedly hid the gun inside a cupboard and shifted the body to the hospital.

21 Feb 2018 2:39 AM IST

Nepal's Left unites to form super bloc

The two parties had secured a comfortable majority in six of the seven provinces.

21 Feb 2018 2:29 AM IST