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Saudi Arabia on Thursday declared a 24-hour lockdown in all parts of Makkah and Medina cities as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “The 24-hour curfew will be imposed in all parts of the cities of Makkah and Medina,…

Japan will give Pakistan $2.16 million as assistance in the fight against the novel coronavirus. A statement said that Japan has decided to give a grant of $1,620,000 through The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and USD 540,000…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the public on Sunday for imposing a three-week national lockdown, calling it harsh but “needed to win” the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. “I apologise for taking these harsh…

WASHINGTON: The United States has placed Pakistan among the high-priority countries that will receive US assistance for curbing the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, a senior American official said. Briefing journalists in Washington…

Chinese New Year Eve was celebrated on January 24. The 2020 Spring Festival Gala, arranged by the China Media group used a number of new technologies such as 5G and drones, made a wonderful appearance, bringing an audio-visual feast of the…

Chinese New Year Eve was celebrated on January 24. The 2020 Spring Festival Gala, arranged by the China Media group used a number of new technologies such as 5G and drones, made a wonderful appearance, bringing an audio-visual feast of the…

China: National flag-raising ceremony is held during a grand rally on October 1, 2019, at Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). No force can ever…

ISALAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan in his recent tweet on Sunday has drawn attention of the world towards security of Indian nuclear weapons. He further added that India nuclear arsenal is in control of racist Hindu Supremacist Modi.…

KABUL : A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a U.S.…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the Indian authorities have further tightened the strict clampdown ahead of India’s Independence Day, tomorrow the 15th August, adding more to the suffering of the oppressed people of the territory.…

MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that Pakistan will respond with full force if India launches any aggression against Pakistan. Addressing the session of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad  on…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has warned if war is imposed on Pakistan then it will not be  a war between two countries but its repercussions will be felt by the entire world. He was addressing as Chief Guest at an impressive flag…

Indian supreme court refuses to pass order on lifting curbs in IOK SRINAGAR: Occupied Kashmir is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the modern human history as strict curfew along with all communication blackout entered its ninth…

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday said China was highly concerned over the current situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir and escalating conflict between India and Pakistan. During a meeting with his Indian counterpart…

NEW YORK: Warning that the Kashmir crisis could get worse, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S., Asad Majeed Khan has raised the possibility that Islamabad might redeploy troops from the Afghanistan border to the Kashmir frontier, a shift that…

ISLAMABAD: While invoking jurisdiction of the top court on Wednesday, a sitting judge of the Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa urged the court to issue restraining order over proceedings of references filed against him before Supreme…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, at least, six persons were killed and over 100 injured in firing by Indian troops on protesters as curfew and communication blackout continued on the third consecutive day. Despite strict curfew and…

EL PASO, Texas: A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers and employees scurried for cover before the gunman surrendered to police…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, Indian Army has martyred seven more youth in fresh incident of brutality in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The incident has take place in Keran area of the district. Meanwhile, with the recovery to…

ISLAMABAD: Speaking at the weekly press briefing on Thursday foreign office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal informed Pakistan has principally decided to grant consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in pursuance of recently…

KABUL: The Afghan government named a team on Wednesday to negotiate directly with the Taliban, in the expectation that Washington was on the cusp of agreeing to withdraw troops after 18 years of war, meeting the insurgents’ precondition for…

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion (£2.2 billion) in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan killed at least eight people and wounded 26 more in an attack outside a local civilian hospital on Sunday, local officials said. The attack in Dera Ismail Khan…

ISLAMABAD: International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its verdict in Kulbhushan Yadav case on Wednesday at 6 p.m PST Pakistani legal team headed by the attorney general has reached the Hague to hear the verdict. The team also…

LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani concluded his two-day long visit of Pakistan, and headed back to his country on Friday. As per details, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar accompanied the Afghan President to see him off on the…

LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reached Lahore on Friday on the second leg of his visit to Pakistan.  Ghani was welcomed to the city with full state protocol with high ranking government functionaries slated to greet him upon…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, in his meeting with President Ashraf Ghani has affirmed Pakistan’s resolve to forge closer ties with Afghanistan. During the meeting matters related to all aspects of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations were…

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday landed in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Prime Minister’s Imran Khan invitation. Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and other officials received Ghani at Nur…

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani would reach Pakistan on an official two-day trip on Thursday (today) after an invitation by Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Faisal, the President of…

KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) barred at least 60 passengers from traveling to Malaysia at the Karachi airport. According to sources, despite having visas and work permits for Malaysia, the FIA refused immigration of over 35…