US hopes for peace accord with Taliban by April 2019ISLAMABAD/KABUL: The US special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban by April 2019. Zalmay Khalilzad, in Kabul to lead talks between the United States, the Taliban and the Af...
Trump says report on Khashoggi death expected in a few daysPresident Donald Trump said his administration will get a full report in the next two days about the death of a Saudi journalist, which has created a diplomatic conundrum for the president: How to adm...
Fawad fires potshot at previous rulers over graftJHELUM: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday said equal distribution of resources was crucial to make the country a welfare state and the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-...
Condolences pour in as Tableeghi Jammat chief laid to restJust minutes after the news of death of Tableeghi Jammat chief Haji Abdul Wahab on Sunday morning, condolences began pouring in to pay tribute to the renowned scholar. Haji Abdul Wahab passed away aft...
Sri Lanka president seeks talks to end power struggleSri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called crucial talks with political leaders in a bid to end a power struggle with the prime minister he sacked last month. The Indian Ocean nation...
Three soldiers martyred in Quetta blastThree security personnel were martyred and four others injured in a landmine explosion here on Sunday, Levies sources said. According to details, the landmine planted by roadside in Margit area of Que...
BA speaker may tender resignationBalochistan Assembly Speaker Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has hinted at stepping down from his post, a private TV channel reported. Bizenjo is likely to tender his resignation to Balochistan Governor Just...
N Korea’s new ‘tactical’ weapon test highlights military modernisationNorth Korea's claim last week that it had tested an unidentified "ultramodern tactical weapon" highlighted its desire to upgrade its conventional arms and reassure its military even as talks are under...