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Malindo Air, a Malaysian airline, has regular flights linking Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu. (Photo: AP)

Nepal's international airport shut down after plane skids off runway

All flights have been cancelled since the accident with thousands of passengers waiting outside the terminal.

20 April 2018 11:42 AM IST

Pak Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal claimed that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif in a letter to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj had urged for calm and respect for the 2003 ceasefire agreement. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan rejects as false, baseless' Modi's remarks on surgical...

In response to Modi's comments on Pakistan exporting terrorism, Faisal claimed that it was the other way around.

19 April 2018 5:24 PM IST

The victims three-year-old daughter and husband too were injured in the acid attack. (Representational Image)

Acid attack on 3 girls in Pakistan for rejecting marriage proposal

The girls suffered burns on their face and arms and were admitted to a hospital, according to police.

19 April 2018 5:01 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified from holding public office for life

Sharif, 67, resigned in July 2017 after Pakistan SC barred him from holding office over an undeclared source of income.

13 April 2018 1:26 PM IST

The singer reportedly refused to comply to his demand apparently because she was pregnant. The denial did not go down well with Jatoi, who was allegedly inebriated and shot her dead. (Representational Image)

Pregnant Pak singer shot dead for refusing to stand up during...

The accused has been arrested, and an investigation has been launched in this regard.

12 April 2018 10:21 AM IST

A blast from explosives placed on a motorbike killed at least six people, including four children, and wounded nine other children in Herat province in western Afghanistan. (Representational Image)

4 children among 6 killed in Afghanistan blast; 9 minors injured

The explosion happened near a mosque in Shindand district.

9 April 2018 8:43 PM IST

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and China President Xi Jinping review the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China bolstering army, border control with new equipment

Previous reports said guard rails have been set up along the border to prevent terrorists sneaking into China.

9 April 2018 8:23 PM IST

An editorial published in a Pakistani daily has cautioned Pakistan to avoid an overtly sympathetic approach to extremism and groups espousing such causes, as doing so could germinate new forms of terror on its soil. (Representational Image)

Pakistan could germinate new forms of terror: Editorial

An overtly sympathetic approach to extremism could germinate new forms of terror on its soil.

9 April 2018 6:01 PM IST

Organisers in Dhaka said they were holding peaceful protests when police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets. They used batons and water cannon to clear a central square. (Photo: AFP)

Student protests turn Dhaka University into battleground, 100 injured

As violence spread across the campus, thousands of male and female students launched into pitched battles with police.

9 April 2018 4:56 PM IST

Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled over the border since August to escape a bloody military crackdown that has left a trail of torched villages in its wake as refugees allege murder and rape by Myanmars armed forces. (Photo: File)

Conditions in Myanmar 'not conducive' for Rohingyas to return: United...

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal in November but not one refugee has returned.

8 April 2018 5:46 PM IST

Daniel Bashir, a 26-year-old doctor in Karachi said he took the selfie with the leader of the worlds Catholics during a youth conference at the Vatican in March. (Photo: Facebook/ Daniel Bashir)

My heart aches for minorities: Pakistani tells Pope, then takes selfie

'My heart is full of happiness,' Bashir captioned the image on Facebook.

8 April 2018 5:28 PM IST

The woman was shifted to the district hospital Khanewal, but later transferred to Multans Nishtar Hospital, where she is stated to be in a critical condition. (Representational Image)

Brothers chop off sister's legs over property dispute in Pakistan

The woman, a local farm worker, had asked her brothers to give her share in an inherited property.

8 April 2018 1:13 PM IST