Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terrorism, triggers sanctionsWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, a designation that allows the United States to impose additional sanctions and risks inflaming tensions...
NA passes three bills amid low attendanceISLAMABAD: Despite a very limited number of treasury members present in the National Assembly on Monday, the government side successfully managed to pass three bills with the help of opposition benche...
President can pardon any convict,but on PM’s advice, says AGPLAHORE: Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali said that the president had authority to pardon any convict but he could do so by getting a nod from the prime minister and the cabinet. He...
Iraq fires new salvo in political row with KurdsIraq's top court on Monday declared the Kurdish north's independence referendum in September to be unconstitutional, firing a new salvo in the political crisis with the autonomous region. The legal mo...
US, Afghan forces strike opium factories to curb Taliban fundsKABUL: US and Afghan forces have launched joint attacks on Taliban opium factories to try to curb the insurgent group's economic lifeline, officials from both countries said on Monday. US Army General...
Greek island on strike in protest against becoming migrant ‘prison’ATHENS: Residents on the Greek island of Lesbos went on strike on Monday to protest against European policies they say have turned it into a "prison" for migrants and refugees. Islanders shut business...
Bilawal pays tribute to late Makhdoom Amin FahimHALA: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), its members and supporters gathered in Hala on Monday to observe the second death anniversary of senior politician and former president of the PPP Parliamentarians...