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James Mattis in Pakistan to mend ties

Relations between US and Pakistan have plummeted after President Donald Trump directly blamed Islamabad for supporting...

5 Dec 2017 6:01 AM IST

China halts female morality lessons'

Women should talk less, do more housework: Instructor.

5 Dec 2017 5:45 AM IST

The first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman coast was inaugurated Sunday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AFP)

China hopes launch of Chabahar port conducive to regional peace,...

The port in Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich nation's southern coast is easily accessible from...

4 Dec 2017 8:50 PM IST

Geng Shuang told a media briefing here Monday that Qatars participation showed that the CPEC is open for third country participation. (Photo: AFP)

China invites more countries to take part in CPEC projects

The first unit of the 1320-MW coal-fired power plant at Port Qasim in Pakistan, under the CPEC project, was inaugurated...

4 Dec 2017 7:42 PM IST

Pakistans law minister Zahid Hamid was accused by the protesters of blasphemy after a reference to the Prophet Muhammad was left out of a revised version of the electoral oath. He called it a clerical error. (Photo: AP)

Pak govt's agreement with hardline protestors illegal: High Court

The IHC recommended that the legal standing of the agreement should be discussed in a joint session of parliament.

4 Dec 2017 7:08 PM IST

She said the period of Ansaris detention before conviction may be counted as sentence served, that he may he be released on humanitarian grounds, and that he may be allowed to talk to his family on the phone. (Photo: File/ Representational)

Indian mother appeals to Prez for release of son jailed for illegally...

The Indian engineer was sentenced after he sneaked into Pakistan from Afghanistan to meet a girl he had befriended on...

4 Dec 2017 6:14 PM IST

Panama Papers: Accountability court adjourns Nawaz Sharif's hearing

The court had on November 8 rejected a plea by Sharif to club his cases after which he challenged the decision in the...

4 Dec 2017 1:27 PM IST

Saeed, who continues to be an influential person in Pakistans certain religious groups despite being an internationally designated terrorist, announced on Saturday that he would contest the general election in 2018. (Photos: AP)

Pervez Musharraf welcomes alliance' with Hafiz Saeed for 2018...

The announcement comes days after the Lahore High Court ordered Saeed's release from the house arrest.

4 Dec 2017 1:04 PM IST

Immediately after release, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed launched his anti-India rhetoric and vowed to mobilise people for the cause of Kashmir. (Photo: AFP)

26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Hafiz Saeed to contest 2018 Pak elections

Hafiz Saeed, who was under house arrest since January this year, walked free on November 24.

3 Dec 2017 7:31 AM IST

The Koramangala police have arrested two people, including a fake journalist, on charges of drug peddling and seized one kg of charas worth Rs 3 lakh from the accused.

9 held for Pakistan University terror attack

The arrests were made after police and security forces carried out raids in Badhber, Telaband and other areas.

3 Dec 2017 1:50 AM IST

The usually forthright pontiff walked a diplomatic tightrope during his four days in Myanmar - the first papal visit to the country - avoiding any direct reference to the Rohingya in public. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis wraps up high-stakes Asia tour after meeting Rohingyas

Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed support for the long-suffering...

2 Dec 2017 5:58 PM IST

The heavily-armed militants, who arrived in an auto rickshaw, attacked the students hostel of the Directorate of Agriculture Extension on the University Road. (AFP/ Representational)

Taliban attack in Pakistan: 9 held for storming agriculture institute

The arrests were made after police and security forces carried out raids in Badhber, Telaband and other areas.

2 Dec 2017 5:42 PM IST