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China, which has already taken over Pakistans strategic Gwadar port under CPEC looks to assist Pakistani navy to restore balance of power in Indias backyard. (Photo: File | AFP)

China building most advanced' naval warships for Pakistan: report

'Equipped with modern detection and weapon systems, it will be capable of anti-ship, anti-submarine and air-defence...

2 Jan 2019 12:32 PM IST

Sikh pilgrims at Kartarpur Sahib. (Photo: AFP)

Kartarpur corridor: US welcomes Indo-Pak efforts to increase...

US-Pakistan ties have been strained since Trump govt hit out at Islamabad for its lacklustre approach in combating...

30 Nov 2018 7:59 PM IST

Rajapaksa assumed the duties in the prime ministers secretariat which was not used by the ousted prime minister Wickremesinghe, officials from his Sri Lanka Peoples Party (SLPP) said. (Photo: PTI)

Sri Lanka: Parliament votes to halt payment of ministers' salaries,...

Rajapaksa loyalists declared the vote illegal and called into question the impartiality of the speaker.

30 Nov 2018 2:09 PM IST

Guru Nanak Devji is believed to have spent 18 years in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur on the banks of the Ravi river in Pakistan. (Photo: Youtube | Screengrab)

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur Corridor...

Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine.

28 Nov 2018 10:53 AM IST

Firebrand cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who is the leader of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan party, was detained ahead of a scheduled rally on Saturday in Islamabad. (Photo:

Pakistan detains hardline cleric behind Asia Bibi blasphemy protests

Detaining of Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan was not linked to Asia Bibi case, minister Fawad...

24 Nov 2018 1:15 PM IST

Navjot SIngh Sidhu said, We had a detailed discussion during the meeting, explained to her (EAM) about the necessity of opening of the Kartarpur corridor. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Sidhu to visit Pak for Kartarpur Border corridor ceremony: Report

Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony of the facilities at the crossing on the Pakistan...

24 Nov 2018 8:59 AM IST

Sri Lankas sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe attends a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo | AP)

Sri Lanka: Ousted PM Wickeremesinghe wins control of key panel in...

Sirisena's party members walked out of Parliament, protesting against Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's move to appoint five...

23 Nov 2018 4:35 PM IST

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused Indias intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka: Sirisena's all-party crisis talks fail to end political...

JVP boycotted the meeting and wrote to Sirisena stating he should end the crisis as he created it. Speaker Karu...

19 Nov 2018 10:21 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

To defend U-turns in politics, Imran Khan gives Hitler's example:...

'Hitler and Napoleon (Bonaparte) suffered huge defeats and caused losses as they did not take U-turns,' Imran Khan said.

18 Nov 2018 9:06 AM IST

Lawmakers supporting disputed Prime Minister Rajapksa throw a chair towards police officers escorting the speaker inside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, November 16, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan Parliament adjourned after leaders throw chilli powder,...

Brawl occurred day after Speaker announced there is no PM or government following no-confidence motion against disputed...

16 Nov 2018 8:23 PM IST

Not a single Rohingya from the 720,000 estimated to have fled a military crackdown in August last year has volunteered to return under a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation deal. (Photo: AFP)

None turned up voluntarily: Rohingya repatriation effort fails, Yangon...

About 1,000 Rohingya men, women and children protested against repatriations, shouting 'We want justice'.

16 Nov 2018 1:05 PM IST

For too long Pakistan has provided safe haven to the Taliban and many terrorist organisations, but those days are over, Mike Pence told American troops at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

Trump-Kim meeting likely in New Year, won't accept broken promises:...

US president and North's leader held a historic summit in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on...

15 Nov 2018 3:17 PM IST