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ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif is set to hold a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad today. PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb told media that both leaders will also...

BAGHDAD — Iraq on Saturday signed a $1.3 billion deal with German industrial conglomerate Siemens and Egypt's Orascom Construction to rebuild a major power plant complex in the ravaged city of Baiji, north of Baghdad. The new deal is part of a broader energy road map that Iraq signed with...

It has been a year since the former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan became Pakistan’s prime minister. Khan’s campaign slogan was “Naya Pakistan” or “New Pakistan”, a reflection of his promises to turn the country’s economy around and end corruption. But the first year of his...

A Qatar Airways flight attendant turned out to be a fan of Prime Minister Imran Khan as a picture of the two started going viral on social media, on Wednesday. Prime Minister Imran Khan is a popular leader back at home and abroad as well. The prime minister recently undertook his first official...

State-owned defence contractor Israel Aerospace Industries said on Wednesday it signed a $50 million follow-up contract to provide complementary missile systems to the Indian navy and India's MDL Shipyard. The agreement involves a range of maintenance and other services for sub-systems of...

Opener Jonny Bairstow's second successive hundred laid the foundation for England's 119-run thrashing of New Zealand that saw the tournament hosts secure their place in the semi-finals of the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup on Wednesday. It is the first time England have...

Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil on Sunday as he met Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, in a symbolic diplomatic spectacle and a first for any American president. After shaking hands with Kim over the line that marks where their two...

Washington (AFP): The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions Washington (AFP): The US has deployed F-22 stealth...

The US has urged Turkey to drop its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile defense system. But Turkey has refused to back away from the deal, saying Turkish soldiers are about to receive training on how to use it. Turkey is preparing for US sanctions after going ahead with the purchase of Russian...

ISLAMABAD: Hordes of aviation enthusiasts turned up to see the static and aerial display of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s JF-17 Thunder fighter jet on the last day of 53rd Paris Air Show in Le Bourget on Sunday. Being a weekly holiday, the vast venue was filled with excited spectators of...

ISLAMABAD: The defence services secured the biggest supplementary grant of more than Rs36 billion during the outgoing fiscal year before seeking about 4.7 per cent higher allocations for next fiscal year. The Ministry of Finance has reported to the parliament that the government exceeded by...

President Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz but called the operation off just hours before it was due to occur, officials said. Administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss...

Last month, Pakistan blamed India for politicising the Paris-based anti-terror finance watchdog and urged the FATF to ensure that the process remains fair, unbiased and firmly grounded in the outlined technical criteria. Pakistan has successfully avoided the possibility of being blacklisted by...

Iran places the debris of the American Navy's MQ-4C Triton spy drone which had earlier been shot down by IRGC inside Iranian airspace.

(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. official said the military made preparations Thursday night for limited strikes on Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but approval was abruptly withdrawn before the attacks were launched. The official, who was not authorized to discuss the...

A US military drone has been shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile while in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say. One official told Reuters news agency the drone was a US Navy MQ-4C Triton. Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it...

ISLAMABAD (Sputnik), Valentina Shvartsman - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told Sputnik in an interview that he was hoping to come to Russia for an official visit and felt it was important that the two countries "move closer." I hope to go and visit Russia on an official visit, I look...

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan for suggesting in a national address a day earlier that opposition leaders wanted a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)-like deal from him, saying the premier would be asking for an NRO in a few days...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed government to use air boundaries. According to sources, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, which for which India had requested the Indian Air Force to use air boundaries...

Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation shortly, following a noisy budget session in the National Assembly and two major arrests — Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and MQM founder Altaf Hussain by London police —...