President Ghani & rival Abdullah sign the deal to jointly rule Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal on Sunday, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the country...

Qatar imposes world’s toughest penalties for failing to wear masks

Qatar on Sunday began enforcing the world's toughest penalties of up to three years' in prison for failing to wear masks in public, in...

India extends lockdown, China to fight second wave

Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic: India lockdown extended India -- home to the world's largest anti-virus lockdown, affecting 1.3...

Iran’s Khamenei announces to remove US from the face of Iraq, Syria

Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the United States will be expelled from Iraq and Syria and alleged that even Washington's allies "abhor" it...

Chinese company interested in FIEDMC to set up agro-industrial units

Prime Minister’s claims are proving true, whereby, Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones are attracting several foreign investments. Recently, a leading company, Qingdao Hongzhu Agriculture Machinery...

CSS Reforms: Clusters, screening & computer based tests

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcast Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday announced the introduction of screening test for competitive exams (CE). The Federal Public Service...

Shahid Afridi bought Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim’s bat for $20,000

Pakistani star cricketer, Shahid Afridi has bought the bat of a Bangladeshi cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim for USD 20,000. Bangladeshi cricketer had auctioned the bat...

US economy in worst times & it may not recover even after removal of lockdown

Newly released economic data showed the US economy is in a terrible state and may not rebound quickly even when the devastating lockdowns imposed...

Pay your debt to the UN! China calls US the largest debtor

China on Friday issued a statement calling on all UN member states to "actively fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations," stressing that...

India’s biggest city runs out of hospital beds, morgues: Mumbai health system collapses

Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced to share beds and medical workers run ragged: Mumbai's war against coronavirus has pushed the Indian city's...

Heartbroken BBC journalist Salman Ravi offers shoes to barefoot migrant worker

BBC journalist Salman Ravi gave his shoes to an Indian migrant worker walking barefoot in the scorching heat. A video of the journalist giving his...

Leopards spotted in Islamabad as virus clears way

Leopards, jackals and other creatures living in Islamabad's tree-covered hills have been enjoying a rare respite from the throngs of hikers and joggers that...