China vows to ease tension between Palestine, Israel
Beijing: China’s Foreign Minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state media Xinhua reported. Separate phone calls between Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Israeli and Palestinian...
India, Russia discuss FTA
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are discussing free trade agreement (FTA), Russian trade minister said, an announcement that could deepen bilateral commercial ties that have flourished since war broke out in Ukraine. FTA talks mark step-up in economic re...
Hostility may end as Iran invites Saudi King
DUBAI: Iran officially invited Saudi Arabia’s king to visit country, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said after two regional rivals agreed to end years of hostility following China-brokered agreement in March. After years of bad relat...
3 Pakistanis among 16 dead
Dubai: Sixteen people, including three Pakistanis were killed and nine were injured in Dubai residential building fire on Saturday, local media said. Fire engulfed five-storey building in Al-Ras neighbourhood, one of oldest parts of Dubai and home to...
Indian YouTuber slams Modi, makes startling revelations about Pulwama attack
NEW DELHI: Indian YouTuber, Ravish Kumar, has made startling revelations about Pulwama terror attack that killed dozens of paramilitary troops in India-held Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019. In an interview, the Indian YouTuber raised question ove...
Former Indian politician, brother shot dead live on TV
New Delhi: Gunmen seemingly posing as journalists shot dead former Indian Member of Parliament and his brother live on TV as they were being taken in handcuffs to hospital by police, authorities said. Atiq Ahmed (61) who had been jailed since 2019 an...
Biden says closing in on source of leak of highly classified documents
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that investigators were closing in on source of leak of highly classified US intelligence documents, in what is believed to be most serious security breach in decade. Department of Justice opened formal c...
Pak-Russia determine to enhance bilateral trade, investment
SAMARKAND: Pakistan and Russia agreed on importance of furthering bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, energy and food security. According to details, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar held meeting with Foreign...
‘Democracy, alleged political victimisation’
WASHINGTON: United States Congressman Brad Sherman shared letter that he has written to Secretary of State Antony Blinken over “Democracy in Pakistan”, and more specifically, alleged “Political victimisation” of Pakistan Tehre...
PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, family lands in KSA to perform Umrah
JEDDAH: Ex-Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif reached Saudi Arabia from London to perform Umrah. Nawaz Sharif and his family members are special guests of Saudi Royal family. Maryam Nawaz, her brothers, daughters, Ca...
