Kabul announces to boycott Moscow mootISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has announced it will stay away from the September 4 meeting of regional countries in Russia, saying the country will not be part of any initiative which is not under Afghans' o...
Can Imran Khan bring Pakistan in from the diplomatic cold?Tensions with Afghanistan, faltering relations with the US, and chronically poor ties with India. Pakistan today stands isolated, observers say, and bringing it back into the fold is a formidable task...
Russia talks on Afghanistan ‘unlikely to yield progress’: USThe United States has rejected an invitation to join Russia-led talks on Afghanistan because they are unlikely to help bring peace, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday, as the Trump adminis...
Sheikh Rashid vows to slash Railways deficitRAWALPINDI: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday vowed that he would improve train services, saying that he had challenged himself to finish off the losses facing the department. The...
PML-N leaders, relatives meet Nawaz, Maryam at Adiala JailPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and members of Sharf family met former premier Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz at Adiala Jail on Friday. Nawaz's family members and PML-N members had submitt...
Minister assures review of petroleum pricesMinister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday assured that the petroleum prices and taxes would be reviewed and fixed in accordance with the international market prices. Addressing a press confe...
PM Imran offers assistance to India’s flood-hit KeralaPrime Minister Imran Khan has offered humanitarian assistance to India after worst floods wreak havoc in Kerala state. The death toll in India's southern state of Kerala rose to nearly 400 after the w...
Pakistan’s foreign reserves enough to pay back loans: Moody’sPakistan's capability to pay back foreign loan can become weaker if the amount increases further, according to Moody's Investors Service. However, Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves are satisfactory...
Safdar, Hanif to remain at hospital for next few daysPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (r) Safdar and Hanif Abbasi, who recently went successful angioplasties, are likely to remain hospitalised for the next couple of days. Both leaders...
FC man martyred, three injured in N Waziristan blastA Frontier Corps (FC) man was martyred and three others injured on Thursday after a landmine exploded in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, according to sources. The blast occurred when the four...
Pakistani, Indian troops exchange sweets on EidPakistani and Indian border troops exchanged sweets along the Line of Control on Eidul Azha. Pakistan Rangers and India's Border Security Force exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eidul Azha at Chakan...