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Pakistans new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. (Photo: video grab)

Pakistan may co-produce missiles with China

On his first visit to China, Pakistan's army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa held talks with Fang Fenghui.

18 March 2017 1:09 AM IST

Asif Nizami and Nazim Nizami, the Sufi clerics who have gone missing. (Photo: File)

No clue so far about 2 missing Indian clerics, claims Pakistan

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the Indian government has taken up the matter with Pakistan.

17 March 2017 8:17 PM IST

The report says women and children are among the dead. (Photo: Twitter)

Attack near Red Sea strait kills 42, mostly Somali migrants

According to the International Organization for Migration, the victims carried UNHCR papers.

17 March 2017 4:49 PM IST

A file photo shows policemen standing guard on a road in Dhaka. (Photo: AP/ Representational Image)

Suspected suicide bomber blows self up in Dhaka: minister

A man carrying explosives entered the of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) camp and blew it up, said Home Minister.

17 March 2017 2:55 PM IST

Chinese president Xi Jinping and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif

China to produce ballistic, cruise missiles, combat aircraft with Pak

Masood Khalid, Pakistan's Ambassador to China, said on Tuesday that Pakistan has deployed more than 15,000 troops to...

17 March 2017 2:21 PM IST

Sansha Communist Party Secretary Xiao Jie said that preparatory work on the stations was among the governments priorities for 2017, but gave no other details. (Photo: Representational/AP)

China plans environmental monitoring station on South China Sea shoal

The top official in Sansha City that administers China's island claims said such stations were being built on six...

17 March 2017 12:31 PM IST

At least two people were killed and several others injured in an IED explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Car bomb hits army base in eastern Afghanistan

The blast, 50 metres (yards) from the base, was heard several miles away and damaged several shops, homes and a school.

17 March 2017 12:14 PM IST

Finance minister Ishaq Dar said that the decision to revive military courts was made in view of the fact that the country is fighting a war against terrorism. (Photo: AFP)

Pak agrees to revive special military courts for militant trials

The decision was taken after a marathon consultative session of government and opposition politicians.

17 March 2017 11:25 AM IST

Pakistani students of Islamic seminaries take part in a rally in support of blasphemy laws, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan wants Facebook, Twitter to help it combat blasphemy

Under Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, anyone found to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad can be sentenced to...

17 March 2017 8:31 AM IST

Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said that the phenomenon of terrorism has affected Pakistan more than any other country in the world. (Representational image)

Pak wants to peacefully resolve all issues with India, including...

Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said Pakistan was hosting the upcoming Indus Waters Treaty Commissioners'...

17 March 2017 8:00 AM IST

Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile. (Photo: AFP/ File)

Pakistan navy successfully test-fires new anti ship missile

The trial of the missile was conducted from the coastal region and the missile secured a hit on a target placed at sea,...

17 March 2017 7:52 AM IST

The World Bank has placed Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala as top five states in terms of overall energy efficiency implementation readiness.

World Bank gives $450 mn aid to Pakistan

The bank said the programme aims to raise financial access throughout Pakistan to 50 per cent of adults,including 25 per...

17 March 2017 1:00 AM IST