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In a setback to Saeeds political ambition, the US on Tuesday designated the MML as a terrorist organisation, making it difficult for it to get registered with Pakistans election commission. (Photo: File)

US designating party as terror outfit 'matter of honour' says Hafiz...

'Well, a party's that is banned by the US is the one that actually holds some credibility', Saeed said.

7 April 2018 9:06 PM IST

newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, takes oath from Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain at the Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Kabul has agreed to revive peace talks with Taliban: Pakistan PM...

Pakistan has praised Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's overture to the Taliban offering to recognize the group as a...

7 April 2018 6:57 PM IST

The Communist Party of China, headed by President Xi Jinping, now looks to stamp its control on sperm banks. The CPC controls all walks of life in China including the military, police and all aspects of governance. (Photo: File)

Sperm donors in China asked to swear loyalty to Communist Party

'The donors must love the socialist motherland and embrace the leadership of the Communist Party.'

6 April 2018 9:27 PM IST

Xi Jinping acknowledged there has been some friction in the trade relationship and called for more US companies to participate in Chinas signature Belt and Road Initiative. (Photo: AP)

China says it is ready to pay 'any cost' in fast-escalating trade war...

The US president has said he will impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which would hit China.

6 April 2018 11:32 AM IST

Experts sitting offshore are also concerned over the growing alliance of the BNP and Islamic fundamentalists as they believe the perpetrators of 1971 are still stronger than pro-liberation forces. (Photo: ANI)

Rise of radical Islamic forces in Bangladesh stirs concern amidst...

Around 500,000 women were reportedly violated by the Pakistan Army and their collaborators.

3 April 2018 9:36 PM IST

The judgement came almost 12 years after these policemen were booked for killing Dara Singh in a fake encounter case. The court had completed the trial last month and reserved the verdict after hearing arguments from both the sides.

After 20 yrs, Pakistan SC acquits woman, 2 others in triple murder...

In 1998, Asma Nawab was alleged to have orchestrated the murder of her parents and brother over a love marriage, Geo TV...

3 April 2018 6:35 PM IST

Shahid Khaqan Abbasis statement late on Sunday night, came after Indian security forces on Sunday gunned down 13 militants in three counter-insurgency operations that also claimed the lives of three Army jawans and four civilians in Anantnag. (Photo: File)

Pak PM Abbasi says India launching 'brutal crackdown' in Kashmir

'The brutal crackdown and use of pellet guns on civilians who were protesting against the killing is deplorable,' Abbasi...

3 April 2018 3:17 PM IST

The judgement came almost 12 years after these policemen were booked for killing Dara Singh in a fake encounter case. The court had completed the trial last month and reserved the verdict after hearing arguments from both the sides.

Pak Army chief approves death penalty for 10 terrorists

The militants include those who shot dead Amjad Sabri, one of the country's finest Sufi Qawwals, on June 22, 2016.

2 April 2018 7:15 PM IST

The woman, 30-year-old Asma Bibi, reappeared at her village Phalayan in Jhelum district, 250 kms from Lahore this week under a new name of Neelam. (Representational Image)

'Murdered' Pak woman reappears with second husband, arrested

The woman's mother had told police that her daughter had been murdered by her first husband after she went missing.

1 April 2018 6:37 PM IST

Ratish Chandra Bhowmik disappearance comes a fortnight after seven terrorists from the Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh were sentenced to death for murdering the caretaker of a Sufi shrine in November 2015. (Representational Image)

Liberal Hindu Bangladeshi lawyer disappears after Islamist trials

Ratish Chandra Bhowmik, a respected prosecutor and champion of minority rights, has not been seen since Friday morning.

1 April 2018 5:56 PM IST

Fishermen from both countries are frequently arrested for straying into each others territorial waters while fishing along the Sir Creek area of Gujarat in the Arabian sea. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

52 Indian fishermen arrested for straying into the Pak's territorial...

These fishermen spend years in jail before any goodwill gesture on part of the government comes as a relief for them.

1 April 2018 2:03 PM IST

The deal with China is Pakistans way of actually insurance against a hostile India, and a way of finally breaking free of an increasingly acrimonious relationship with the United States. (Photo: File)

CPEC just economic project or safety net against hostile' India,...

The friendship of China and Pakistan, two long-standing allies, is concerning ordinary Pakistanis.

26 Feb 2018 8:25 PM IST