Biden pulls Yemen war support, welcomes refugees in US reset
President Joe Biden on Thursday ended US support for Saudi Arabia's devastating war in Yemen and dramatically increased the welcome to refugees, ushering in a major reset in American foreign…
Kashmir solution was key to South Asia peace: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and the wishes…
Imran Khan reaffirms Pakistan’s “unshakable” solidarity with IOK
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has called upon the world community to hold India accountable for its crimes against humanity in the Indian-occupied Kashmir, reiterating Pakistan’s…
PTI finalizes list of Senate nominees
ISLAMABAD: Some noted figures in the Imran Khan government are likely to be awarded the tickets for the upcoming Senate elections, a media report said.
The ruling party's parliamentary…
US ‘disappointed’ as UN court takes up Iran sanctions
The United States on Wednesday said it was "disappointed" by the top UN court's ruling that it can take up Iran's bid to overturn US sanctions reimposed by Donald Trump.
In a sharp shift…
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to a…
US moves carrier from Gulf in a sign of easing tensions with Iran
US President Joe Biden's administration has pulled an aircraft carrier out of the Gulf in a sign of potentially easing tensions with Iran, which had soared under former president Donald…
Pakistan launches Covid vaccination drive
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday launched vaccination against the deadly coronavirus, initially for health workers, and urged the people to strictly adhere to the Covid-19…
Australia postpone South Africa tour due to Covid-19
The proposed three-match Test series between South Africa and Australia, part of the ICC World Test Championship, has been postponed, with Cricket Australia citing the Covid-19 situation in…
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective: study
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic Covid-19, according to results published in The Lancet on Tuesday that independent experts said allayed transparency…
Militant acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder to be moved to ‘rest house’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court on Tuesday ordered a British-born militant acquitted of murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl to be moved from prison to a "rest house" while fresh legal…
Myanmar generals in control after ousting elected govt
AFP - Myanmar´s generals were in firm control Tuesday after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, although her party issued a defiant demand she be released…
Altaf Hussain shifted to ICU after testing positive for coronavirus
LONDON: MQM founder Altaf Hussain has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Barnet Hospital after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to the MQM-London.
Altaf…
Qureshi thanks China sending gift of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received a batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from the Chinese Ambassador Mr. Nong Rong at a ceremony held at the Nur Khan Airbase.…
Imran Khan promises to vaccinate majority of Pakistanis by year end
ISLMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government would try to cover a majority of population by the end of this year.
"The first shipment of COVID vaccine had arrived that…