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Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmed presented the bill.

Pakistan Senate passes bill to make Quran teaching mandatory

The Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Bill, 2017' provides for making compulsory teaching of the Quran to Muslim...

25 Aug 2017 4:55 PM IST

Security forces inspect the site of attack on a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

At least 20 killed, 50 injured in Shiite mosque attack in Afghan...

An interior ministry spokesman told media that at least two police officers had been killed.

25 Aug 2017 4:37 PM IST

The most powerful typhoon to hit the southern Chinese region in more than half a century left at least 12 dead.

Chinese army mobilised as typhoon death toll rises in Macau

Around 48 hours after Severe Typhoon Hato smashed into southern China, worst-hit Macau was still picking up the pieces.

25 Aug 2017 3:21 PM IST

The northern wedge of Rakhine closest to Bangladesh has been in lockdown since October 2016 deadly attacks by militants on border posts sparked a military response that left scores dead and forced tens of thousands to flee (Photo: AFP)

At least 71 killed in militant attacks on police, border posts in...

One border guard police officer said two officers from his outpost of Taung Pasa village had been killed.

25 Aug 2017 3:05 PM IST

The pacts were signed after comprehensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on strategic bilateral and regional issues. (Photo: PTI)

Won't allow any activity against friendly neighbour' India: Nepal on...

India and Nepal on Thursday inked eight pacts including flood management and irrigation projects at joint press meet...

25 Aug 2017 1:59 PM IST

The faceoff between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Doka La area (in Sikkim) of the India-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction, ongoing since late last week, showed no signs of abating on Tuesday as the Chinese foreign ministry angrily held Indian soldiers responsible for the impasse.

China slams India's road counstution at Ladhak amid Doklam standoff

India's newly approved road project will run through the disputed Ladakh region close to Pangong Lake.

25 Aug 2017 1:29 PM IST

China has been increasingly asserting itself in territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas. (Photo: PLA Daily)

China carries out long-range air force drills to unnerve Taiwan, Japan

Japan's govt said six Chinese bombers flying from the East China Sea on Thursday passed close to its islands on route to...

25 Aug 2017 11:20 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (C) with party leaders in Islamabad (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan PM chairs high-level meeting to respond to Trump's charges

The national security meeting is being held to come up with a 'combined response' to President Trump's new stance...

24 Aug 2017 6:27 PM IST

The prediction came in a 97-page annual report to Congress that saw advances throughout the Chinese military in 2016, funded by robust defence spending that the Pentagon estimated exceeded USD 180 billion. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Avoid masturbating, computer games: Chinese military tells recruits

PLA's chiefs aim to ensure that applicants are in tip-top condition to join the rank and file of the world's largest...

24 Aug 2017 4:30 PM IST

In Afghanistan, an online campaign called #WhereIsMyName is challenging a centuries-old tradition of omitting womens names from the likes of wedding invites and gravestones (Photo: AFP)

'Where is my name?' Afghan women take social media by storm for...

But an online campaign called #WhereIsMyName is seeking to spread awareness about right to identity.

24 Aug 2017 3:56 PM IST

China issues 2nd safety advisory for citizens travelling to India amid standoff

China issues 2nd safety advisory for citizens travelling to India amid...

The advisory highlights the 'weekend train derailment, natural disasters, and frequent infectious disease cases' in...

24 Aug 2017 3:18 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: AP)

Pak PM, military chief meet to respond to Trump's criticism on Afghan...

President Donald Trump has chastised Pakistan for harboring 'agents of chaos' and providing safe havens to militant...

24 Aug 2017 1:25 PM IST