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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)

Trump's Pak outburst to aid China acquiring military base near...

The report quoted that China is in talks with Pak to build its 2nd overseas military base for greater maritime...

6 Jan 2018 11:46 AM IST

Kim Jong-un in his new years speech to the country warned US claiming that he had a nuclear button is on his desk at all times. (Photo: File)

North Korea fires missile which accidentally lands on its own city

Satellite images show a cleared ground indicating damages cause to a building and a greenhouse.

5 Jan 2018 4:32 PM IST

Pak Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal claimed that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif in a letter to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj had urged for calm and respect for the 2003 ceasefire agreement. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump talking in Indian language', says Pakistan

Sources privy to the discussion in the meeting said Asif told lawmakers, Trump was speaking in the language of India.

5 Jan 2018 1:32 AM IST

Palestine ambassador to Pakistan Walid Abu Ali made an appearance at a rally called by 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: Twitter | @PakMNAOfficial)

JuD to issue notice to Pak defence minister for 'defamation'

JuD criticised the minister for saying that action was taken so that 'terrorists cannot open fire on schoolchildren...

4 Jan 2018 5:52 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and freshly re-elected EU President Donald Tusk in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

Japan's security endangered due to N Korea, situation like WW2: Shinzo...

Abe said Japan would take new steps to strengthen its defence posture but he did not go to specifics.

4 Jan 2018 4:31 PM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Kim, Trump launch into battle of buttons

The gesture came just hours after Trump ridiculed the North Korean leader on Twitter.

4 Jan 2018 2:32 AM IST

Chief Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan takes action against Hafiz Saeed's JuD

The UN had placed both the JuD and the FIF on its watch-list in Dec 2008 and March 2012, respectively.

4 Jan 2018 2:31 AM IST

Pakistans law minister Zahid Hamid was accused by the protesters of blasphemy after a reference to the Prophet Muhammad was left out of a revised version of the electoral oath. He called it a clerical error. (Photo: AFP)

Pak SC raps ISI for Islamabad sit-in

The court said if the cell existed then was the ISI representative aware of who the protesters were.

4 Jan 2018 2:31 AM IST

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

No proof against me in Panama case, says Nawaz Sharif

The cases are related to the Panama Papers scandal that had forced the three-time prime minister to resign.

4 Jan 2018 2:31 AM IST

The target missile a Prithvi missile was launched from launch complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore. (File photo/Representational)

China's advanced hypersonic missile threat to India, US, Japan: Report

China's military analyst said HGV technology reaches targets quicker and more accurately.

2 Jan 2018 9:37 PM IST

China and Pakistan are all weather partners. We stand ready to promote and deepen our all-round cooperation so as to bring benefits to the two sides, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said. (Representational Image/PTI)

China defends Pak against US allegation, praises counter terrorism...

China said the world community should acknowledge its all-weather ally's 'outstanding contribution' to counter...

2 Jan 2018 4:24 PM IST

US President Donald Trump tweeted: Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet. (Photo: AP)

Pak slams US envoy over Trump's attack of aiding terrorism

The reaction came after Trump's tweet accusing Pak of providing 'safe haven' to terrorists in return for USD 33 billion.

2 Jan 2018 2:02 PM IST