Syria talks on fragile Idlib truce begin in Kazakhstan

AFP | Negotiators from Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on Wednesday for two days of talks aiming to preserve a fragile...

Trump heads to G20 primed for new conflicts

AFP | US President Donald Trump jets to Argentina Thursday for a G20 summit, keen to do battle with China on trade and sharpening his...

UN chief says ready to meet Saudi prince to discuss Yemen

AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he was ready to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to advance diplomatic efforts to end...

US indicts Iranians over hospital ransomware attacks

AFP | The US Justice Department charged two Iranian hackers Wednesday with extorting at least $6 million from hospitals, city governments, and public institutions in...

War no option for India and Pakistan, says Imran Khan

AFP | War is not an option for nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday, adding that "friendship" was the only...

Etisalat & PTCL: Pakistan is likely to get $800 million arrears

News Desk | Pakistan is likely to get $800 million arrears from the Etisalat. The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Communications was apprised...

Putin says Russia ditching dollar in sanctions response

AFP | President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia had no choice but to cut its dependency on dollars to conduct trade, after becoming the...

“Judiciary will eliminate corrupts and corruption,” says CJP Nisar

News Analysis | The chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) has said that the judiciary will not allow corrupt people to loot the money of the...

Will Opposition use Shahbaz Sharif’s illness to seek sympathy?

News Analysis | Doctors have recommended the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to keep the opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif at an open and clean space as...

Trump faces China trade showdown, Russia, Saudi tensions at G20

AFP | President Donald Trump will hold a make-or-break trade meeting with his Chinese counterpart at the G20 summit this week and also navigate a...

Protests as Saudi crown prince visits Tunisia

AFP | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks in Tunisia on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters rallied against his visit, urging justice over...

Fourteen wickets for Yasir as Pakistan level series against New Zealand

AFP | Leg-spinner Yasir Shah followed his extraordinary first innings performance with a six-wicket haul as Pakistan beat New Zealand by an innings and 16...