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PTI chief Imran Khan said on Tuesday that the letter by the Qatari prince submitted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Supreme Court in the Panama Leaks case was fraudulent and demanded that the prince should be sent to prison. Addressing a media briefing and flanked by senior party...

Pakistan by Haider Ali Sindhu | Published on December 27, 2016 RIYADH – The government of Saudi Arabia has detained 18 Pakistani including women who were allegedly working as beggars in the country while taking action on intelligence reports. The arrests came as Saudi authorities came to...

Highlights Centre is finally fast-tracking the long-pending mega ‘Make in India’ project to produce at least 2,610 future infantry combat vehicles for the Army The government will fund 80% of the development cost, which could be around Rs 3,000-4,000 crore The 1.3-million strong Army has 63...

The US and India are set to shortly announce a "signature, big-ticket" project that will symbolise the finalisation of India as a "major defence partner", senior officials involved in the talks have said. US defence secretary Ashton Carter was in New Delhi this week on a farewell visit and met...

Pakistan will allow the import of life-saving drugs from India but only on the condition that the drugs are used for non-commercial purposes. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on November 23 and chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The cabinet authorised the commerce ministry...

The new army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has his work cut out. In the crucial years that lie ahead, his to-do list is long. But this list is also predictable. There is belligerent Delhi, scheming Kabul, badly-inclined Iran and the new face of terrorism, the Islamic State, drawing dispersed...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had to pay heavy price for moving high court for due share in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects for the province as the Chinese embassy has refused to issue visas to KP ministers and bureaucrats. Sources in KP bureaucracy told Khyber News that a...

Two senior Taliban figures said that Pakistan issued a stark warning to the militant group, apparently surprised and angered over being excluded from the insurgents' secret talks with the Afghan government. They said the Pakistani government warned the Taliban that unless they consult with...

Saudi authorities said Sunday they had foiled a plot to bomb a football stadium during a World Cup qualifying match and dismantled two “terrorist” cells linked to the Islamic State group. The interior ministry said in a statement that four suspects from each cell had been arrested. One of the...

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Saturday three accused, alleged to be agents of the Indian spy agency, in five cases of explosives and illicit weapons for lack of evidence. Tahir, alias Lamba, Junaid Khan and Imtiaz have been booked for allegedly carrying explosive substances and...

America is “no longer a world power” and Pakistan would move towards China and Russia if its views on Kashmir and India are not considered, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s envoys have said here. “(The) US is no longer a world power. It is a declining power. Forget about it,” Special Kashmir Envoy...

Russian Deputy Trade Minister Alexander Potapov said that Russia offered India to launch production of Ilyushin Il-114-300 regional airliners at India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facilities.Russia has made an offer on setting up the production of Ilyushin Il-114-300 regional airliners...

South Africa seizes Pakistani ship over unpaid dues By Zafar Bhutta Published: August 23, 2016 PHOTO: PNSC ISLAMABAD: A South African firm has detained a ship of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) over its long-pending arrears at the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). The iron ore...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday issued order to deport United States spy Matthew Barret, who was arrested on suspicion of spying and was blacklisted from Pakistan few years back, ARY News reported. Sources confirmed that the interior ministry had issued order to deport Barret from Pakistan...

The Senate’s Functional Committee on Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a report submitted by Sindh Rangers regarding the human rights violations in Karachi Operation, declaring it “fake and phony”. In the report, prepared by a relatively unknown human rights organisation called “Human Rights...

LARAKANA: One Rangers official was killed and at least 14 others including five Rangers personnel sustained injuries in two explosions near a Rangers checkpost on Miro Khan Road here on Saturday, security sources said. Initial reports suggested the bombs had been tied to a bicycle parked...

INP WASHINGTON: Top US lawmakers on Tuesday called for cutting financial aid and imposing sanctions against Pakistan while prominent think tanks said it is time to consider putting Pakistan on the list of state sponsor of terrorism. "Patience (on Pakistan) is growing very thin," Congressman...

Brussels (Belgium), July 11 (ANI): In a scathing editorial written by the European Parliament's Vice President Ryszard Czarneck titled 'Wake up call to Anti-terrorism Ayatollahs', Pakistani links to the recent Ramzan terror attacks in Saudi Arabia have signaled the arrival of the...

Unidentified attackers killed in rare shooting and suicide bomb assault on border reinforced by Saudi Arabia after ISlL seized Iraqi province of Anbar. A Saudi general in charge of border security with Isil-controlled areas of Iraq has been killed in a suicide attack. General Oudah al-Belawi...

India has to improve its capability to develop innovative materials for the defence sector to fuel Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign, Avinash Chander, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Director-General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, said...