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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named Azadi March later this month. (Photo: File)

Protesters led by influential cleric gather in Islamabad, demand PM...

Islamabad: influential cleric-led protesters demand PM Khan's resignation

1 Nov 2019 6:34 PM IST

Search operations were underway overnight, but there werent many developments. Since the tides have weakened and the sun has risen, we will expand the search with divers joining the rescue, a local official said. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

7 South Korean nationals missing after helicopter crash in sea of...

The chopper was carrying 5 rescue workers, an injured person and their friend.

1 Nov 2019 2:37 PM IST

The missiles fired by the North last week were described as a new type of tactical guided short-range weapon. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea conducts new test of 'super-large' rocket launcher: report

South Korea's military said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan...

1 Nov 2019 8:24 AM IST

Rescue workers look for survivors following a train damaged by a fire in Liaquatpur area of Rahim Yar Khan district in Pakistan on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Gas stove-triggered inferno kills 74 train passengers in Pakistan

Karachi-Rawalpindi Tezgam Express catches fire in Rahim Yar Khan, over 40 critical.

1 Nov 2019 8:18 AM IST

Sajith Premadasa. (Photo: Twitter)

Lanka ruling party presidential candidate Premadasa assures devolution...

SL had a Senate which was abolished in 1971 before the formulation of the 1972 Constitution whereby Sri Lanka left the...

31 Oct 2019 7:40 PM IST

At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured as a fire broke out on a train in Pakistan on Thursday after a gas canister carried by a passenger exploded. (Photo: ANI)

At least 65 killed as Pakistan train catches fire after gas canister...

Some passengers were cooking breakfast when the gas cylinder exploded, the report said.

31 Oct 2019 10:40 AM IST

Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Science and Technology, said the selection process of the astronaut for the space mission would start from February 2020. (Photo: Twitter I @fawadchaudhry)

Cross border field fires increasing pollution level in Lahore claims...

'Irresponsible Govts are a curse,' the minister tweeted.

30 Oct 2019 8:52 PM IST

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur. (Photo: Twitter)

Countries backing India will be hit by missile': Pakistan minister Ali...

Gandapur's vile rhetorics on Kashmir issue comes at a time when Pakistan has been snubbed globally over the matter.

30 Oct 2019 11:16 AM IST

China says its approval is 'must' for choosing Dalai Lama's successor

China claims control over the selection, asserting that the successor to the Dalai Lama has to be endorsed by it.

29 Oct 2019 5:59 PM IST

The expanded earthquake catalog reveals previously undetected foreshocks that precede major earthquakes as well as the evolution of swarms of earthquakes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines: US Geological...

It was near the town of Kisante and less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Davao City.

29 Oct 2019 12:45 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif's health deteriorates, doctors refuse to discharge him:...

On December 24, 2018, an accountability court had sentenced Sharif to seven years in prison in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills...

29 Oct 2019 11:53 AM IST

Kartarpur Corridor

Kartarpur corridor to have 80 immigration counters for speedy...

The agreement will allow 5,000 Indian pilgrims daily to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

28 Oct 2019 6:29 PM IST