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Prime Minister Khan took the Cabinet into confidence on regional situation emerging after the revocation of the special status of Kashmir by India, Awan said. (Photo: File)

Pakistan Cabinet approves govt's measures against India on Kashmir

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting of the Cabinet which discussed the situation in Kashmir.

10 Aug 2019 10:07 AM

Pakistan termed the Indian action as 'unilateral and illegal', and said it would take the matter to the UN Security Council. (Photo: File)

'Say No to India': Pakistan bans all cultural exchanges with India

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday launched a national slogan 'Say No to India', Dawn newspaper reported.

09 Aug 2019 11:44 AM

Maldives on Wednesday showed support for India's decision to repeal Article 370. (Photot: ANI)

Maldives supports India's decision on Article 370

'It is the right of every sovereign nation to amend their laws as required,' says Maldives government.

07 Aug 2019 8:04 PM

The presidential elections in the island nation is scheduled to be held before December 9, 2019, as the incumbent president Sirisena's term of office will end on January 9, 2020. (Photo: ANI)

Still not decided to contest Presidential polls: Sirisena

Sirisena made the statement while addressing the representatives of his party, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Daily Mirror reported.

07 Aug 2019 3:03 PM

Rehman allegedly raped the first year MSCS student in Multan and shot a video of the crime. (Representational Image)

Rape accused PML-N lawmaker flees Pakistan fearing arrest

The Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) left for Dubai, UAE on Monday night.

07 Aug 2019 3:00 PM

Qureshi in the letter highlighted the "deteriorating" human rights situation in Kashmir, alleged violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and India ending Kashmir's special constitutional status. (Photo: File)

‘India preparing ground for Article 370’: Pak FM told UN last week on Kashmir issue

The Foreign Office on Monday night issued the text of the letter Qureshi sent on August 1 to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

06 Aug 2019 12:43 PM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that India's decision to revoke Article 35A, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, has resurrected Kashmir problem. (Representational Image)

India has resurrected Kashmir problem by scrapping Article 370: Pakistan

Pakistan released a statement stating that it would exercise all possible options to counter the illegal steps.

05 Aug 2019 2:33 PM

On Sunday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), which had been called to discuss issues pertaining to national security in the wake of allegations against India using cluster ammunition to target civilians along the Line of Control (LoC). (Photo: File)

Pak's Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Affairs to discuss security situation today

The meeting will be held at the Parliament House in Islamabad at 2 pm (local time), and chaired by Syed Fakhar Imam.

05 Aug 2019 1:45 PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan called the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting after the Army alleged that India used cluster bombs to target the civilian population in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Ready to respond to any 'misadventure' by India, warns Pakistan

Pakistan reiterates that Kashmir is a long standing unresolved international dispute which needs peaceful resolution.

05 Aug 2019 8:59 AM

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. (Photo: AP)

Sirisena defends his capital punishment order citing Trump's similar views

Sirisena in June signed the death warrants to hang four drug convicts, ending a four-decade-long moratorium on the capital punishment.

03 Aug 2019 7:08 PM

Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017. (Photo: File)

Pakistan silent on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

There were reports that Pakistan had put some conditions to grant consular access to Jadhav.

03 Aug 2019 8:55 AM

Jadhav, 49, was arrested in March 2016 by Pakistani authorities and sentenced to death in April 2017 on “espionage and terrorism” charges. (Photo: File)

India evaluating Pak's proposal of facilitating consular access to Jadhav

On July 17, the world court had ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav.

01 Aug 2019 3:19 PM

Afghan army spokesperson Mohammad Hanif Rezai said that the government forces targetted the Taliban hideouts in the Qurgan Tepa area located near the provincial capital Pol-e-Khomri. (Photo: File)

56 Taliban terrorists, including 7 group commanders killed in Afghanistan

Provincial police spokesman also confirmed the operations, saying that more than 50 Taliban terrorists have been killed in the crackdown.

31 Jul 2019 12:29 PM

Sri Lankan vegetable and fruit sellers wait for buyers at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Easter Day attacks endanger Sri Lanka economic recovery

They have devastated Sri Lanka's vital tourism industry, source of jobs for many, and are hindering foreign investment.

30 Jul 2019 3:37 PM

The cricketer-turned-politician asserted that there was no precedent in Islamic history for forcefully converting others. (Photo: File)

Forced conversions are un-Islamic, says Imran Khan

Addressing an event on the occasion of National Minority Day, Khan invoked Prophet Mohammed saying he gave religious freedom to minorities.

30 Jul 2019 1:00 PM

Race is a sensitive issue in Singapore, which is home to ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians and Muslim Malays, as well as a large number of expatriates from all over the world. (Photo: Twitter)

Racist ad with actor 'brownfaced' to look Indian sparks outrage in Singapore

'Brownface' or 'blackface' are terms referring to the practice of darkening an actor's skin to portray a person of a different race.

29 Jul 2019 3:18 PM

Ghafoor shared a video of Keelor on his Twitter account, claiming that the war veteran was talking about the "Indian failure" during the dogfight between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 27 February this year. (Photo: File)

Pak's ISI PR chief gets trolled for posting doctored video of retired IAF officer

Netizens were quick to point out that the video was recorded in 2015, approximately four years before the Balakot strikes.

29 Jul 2019 3:07 PM

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told parliament the importer of the waste had reshipped about 180 tonnes of raw garbage to India and Dubai in 2017 and 2018. (Representational Image)

Parts of illegal waste sent from UK offloaded to India, Dubai: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's pushback comes as Indonesia and the Philippines also returned shipments of foreign rubbish to their ports of origin.

27 Jul 2019 1:07 PM

He said the days were not far when the world will respect the green passport and Pakistan will emerge as a great country in the world. (Photo: File)

‘I felt as if I came home after winning World Cup’: Imran Khan as he returns from US

Prime Minister Khan embarked on his three-day visit to the US this week to reset strained bilateral ties with Washington.

25 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

Shah also said Imran Khan tried to mislead the international community whereas the truth is that he has been a pawn in the conspiracies against democracy for the last over 20 years. (Photo: File)

Imran Khan a 'compulsive liar', advocate of terrorists: Pakistan's Opposition

PPP secretary general Nafisa Shah said in a statement that he was regarded as 'Taliban Khan without beard' by victims of terror activities.

25 Jul 2019 9:09 AM

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