US-Afghan peace talks: Long way to go before ‘drafted agreement’

News Analysis | New York Times has reported that both the United States of America and the Taliban, parties to the ongoing dialogue vis-à-vis Afghanistan,...

‘Flight of the revolution’: the Ayatollah’s return to Iran

AFP | In the dead of night on February 1, 1979, Iran's revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took off for Tehran from Paris onboard a...

Cement exports rise 32.4 % as new lines join production

News Desk | The export of cement from the country witnessed an increase of 32.4 percent during first half of current fiscal year as compared...

Pakistan, India to kick off T20 World Cup in Australia

AFP | Hosts Australia will take on Pakistan's men and India's women for the opening fixtures of the Twenty20 World Cups in 2020, organisers said...

900km fence along Pak-Afghan border completed: DG ISPR

News Desk | Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Sunday announced that work on the approximately 900-kilometer fence along...

‘Black Panther’ scores big win at Screen Actors Guild Awards

AFP | Groundbreaking superhero blockbuster "Black Panther" on Sunday won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards -- a major boost to its...

IHC summons medical reports of Nawaz Sharif

News Desk | The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday (today) has issued notices to National Accountability Bureau (NAB), accountability court (AC), and superintendent Kot...

Four Yemenis executed for murdering Pakistani in Saudia Arabia

AFP | Saudi Arabia on Sunday executed four Yemenis found guilty of murdering a security guard, the kingdom’s interior ministry said. The four men robbed and...

Putin praises ‘unbroken’ Leningrad on anniversary of wartime siege

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised Saint Petersburg's "unbroken" spirit as Russia marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the World...

SC orders to release Dr. Shahid Masood on bail

News Desk | Approving anchorperson Dr. Shahid Masood’s bail plea, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered his release on bail in the case pertaining to...

58 dead as firefighters search mud on third day after Brazil dam collapse

AFP | Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse that...

Canadian envoy sacking shows ‘political interference’: Chinese media

AFP | Chinese state-run media on Monday decried the sacking of Canada's ambassador to Beijing, who was fired after he suggested it would be “great”...