Islam doesn’t belong to Germany, new interior minister saysNew Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam did not belong to Germany, in an interview published on Friday, setting him on a collision course with Chancellor Angela Merkel who has stressed the nee...
Philippines informs UN of ICC withdrawal, says committed to fighting impunityThe Philippines has notified the U.N. secretary-general of its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), but has assured the United Nations of its commitment to the rule of law...
Australian court keeps Queen Elizabeth’s letters secretA historian lost her court bid on Friday to force Australian authorities to release secret letters that would reveal what Queen Elizabeth II knew of her representative's plan to dismiss Australia's go...
Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia in secret talks to end warADEN/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and its adversaries in Yemen's armed Houthi movement are holding secret talks to try to end a three-year-old war that has unleashed the world's worst humanitarian crisis, dipl...
European powers propose new Iran sanctions to meet Trump ultimatumBRUSSELS/PARIS: Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria's war, according to a confidential document, in a bid to persuade...
Palestinian kills 2 Israeli soldiers in car-ramming attackJERUSALEM: A Palestinian killed two Israeli soldiers and badly wounded two others when he rammed his vehicle into them in the West Bank on Friday, the military said. The Palestinian intentionally ran...
Putin appeals to ‘love of fatherland’ to get Russians to pollsPresident Vladimir Putin has appealed to Russians' "love of the fatherland" to encourage them to vote on Sunday, as he seeks to boost turnout at an election he is sure to win. The Kremlin is seeking h...
Lyari operation Chakar Ali’s family insists he was innocentKARACHI: The family of a man killed in a recent operation conducted by paramilitary Rangers in Lyari insists that he had no connection to any criminal gang. Speaking to Daily Times, Rasheed Raees, a c...
FBR initiates crackdown on unregistered businessesKARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated a countrywide crackdown against unregistered manufacturing units, sources in the bureau said on Friday. In this connection, a team from Broade...
Two arrested for raping, filming minor girls in GujranwalGUJRANWALA: Police on Friday morning claimed to have arrested two suspects over their alleged involvement in raping and filming underage girls in Gujranwala. Families of the victims staged a protest a...
Rally condemns atrocities against Syrian MuslimsKHYBER AGENCY: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Friday staged a protest demonstration at the Bab-e-Khyber in Jamrud over atrocities being committed against the Muslims in Syria. The rally was org...
Classes for FATA University students to be held at boys collegeKHYBER AGENCY: FATA university Deputy Director, Zahir Khan said that initial classes of FATA university which is to be established in Landi Kotal, will be temporarily started in boys Degree College ho...
Patients suffer as deadlock between YDA and govt persistsQUETTA: The patients continue to suffer as the protest by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) has entered its fifth day, reported by a private news channel. Together with paramedical staff, YDA has cl...
Ajmer Sharif Urs: India yet to issue visas to Pakistani pilgrimsISLAMABAD: Pakistani pilgrims await visas from India for participation in the annual Urs of Ajmer Sharif scheduled to begin from March 19. Ministry of Religious Affairs is concerned about the departur...
Pakistani national deported from HollandA Pakistani national was deported from Netherlands on Friday. The Immigration authority has claimed the illegal stay of Rehmat Hayat, resident of Nowshera, a rural city of Pakistan. Upon his detention...
ECP notifies Shehbaz Sharif as PML-N presidentISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday officially listed Punajb Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president. On March 13, the Pakistan M...