NATO chief expresses ‘serious concerns’ over Turkey’s new alliance

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday he has "serious concerns" over actions by member state Turkey but insisted the alliance was an important...

Taliban agrees to attend Afghan peace talks in Moscow

Senior members of the Taliban will attend talks with the Kabul government in Moscow this week to discuss the future of war-ravaged Afghanistan, the...

Pakistan ranks 10th among biggest importers in Asia for major arms: SIPRI

Pakistan among other countries like India, Australia, China, South Korea was the biggest importer for major arms, receiving 42% of global arms transfers in...

Arms exports stop rising for first time since early 2000s: report

The number of international arms transfers has levelled off in the last five years, but a more peaceful world is not necessarily the reason...

Ban on girls singing reversed by Afghan officials after social media backlash

A ban on girls singing in public imposed by education officials in the Afghan capital last week has been overturned after a social media...

ML-I railway crossings to be converted into flyovers, underpasses

Pakistan Railways was planning to convert all the level crossings from Karachi to Peshawar, Main Line-I (ML-I) into flyovers and underpasses to control trains...

Olive cultivation best investment for forex gains, food security: PM Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said large scale olive cultivation would prove the best investment for Pakistan in terms of earning valuable foreign...

Turkish ‘words not enough’ to restore full ties: Egyptian Foreign Minister

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry acknowledged Sunday that diplomatic contact had been established with Turkey but warned full ties would depend on "a real...

Pakistan joins first ever ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’

Pakistan on Monday joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in observing the first-ever ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia.’ Pakistan, in line with the vision...

China’s Xiaomi soars as US judge lifts it from blacklist

Shares in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi surged more than 10 percent in Hong Kong on Monday after a US judge removed it from a...

Afghanistan pins hopes for peace on Turkey talks

Hailing “valuable and trusted friend,” Turkey for its willingness to host peace talks, Afghanistan on Sunday said the meeting could prove to be a...

Can Imran Khan game Pakistan’s political system?

Ali Baba and Forty Thieves is an Arabian fable about the exploits of a woodcutter and some forty-odd characters. It’s a story of lust,...