KABUL – Two suicide bombers disguised as burqa-clad women were killed as they tried to storm the headquarters of an Afghan political party in Kabul Friday, its veteran leader said. Hekmatyar is regarded as a political survivor in Afghanistan, having fought against the Soviet occupation, the Taliban’s first stint in […]
By Anwar Iqbal Commander of the US Central Command (Centcom) Michael Erik Kurilla, conducted a video teleconference on Friday with Pakistan’s new army chief Gen Syed Asim Munir, and the two military leaders talked about strengthening security cooperation between Pakistan and the United States. A brief statement, issued by the […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS : United Arab Emirates celebrating the 51st anniversary with the sense of pride and privilege, mainly attributed to its leadership, the faithful people and the great achievements made by Emirates over the last five decades. The miraculous accomplishments in the areas of development over the last year coincide […]
MOSCOW- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused NATO of whipping up tensions near China in a way that posed risks for Russia. “The South China Sea is now becoming one of those regions where NATO is not averse, as they once did in Ukraine, to escalating tensions,” Lavrov […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS- Former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that the coalition government had decided to table no-confidence motions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab assemblies. The statement comes days after PTI chairman Imran Khan announced plans to “quit the corrupt system and leave all the […]
England broke 112-year record for most runs against Pakistan in a day during the first Test match at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The English batters left no stone unturned to down Pakistan’s bowlers on the first day of the test match that was earlier assumed to be delayed amid […]
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and reaffirmed his support in the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly. While informing about the meeting, former Federal Minister Moonis Elahi took to Twitter and penned that “We (PML-Q) have assured Imran Khan that […]
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday formed a special committee to look into constitutional amendments necessary for the creation of a new province. The committee comprises disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Ramesh Kumar, PTI MNA Nuzhat Pathan, and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA […]
BEIJING- UNS/AP – He grinned, and — just eight years after the crackdown on democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square — the spectacle of China’s ruler beaming and glad-handing people in the very heart of capitalism seemed at once charming and really, really odd. It was an October morning in 1997 […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday at the age of 96 of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, Chinese state media reported. Jiang died at 12:13 p.m. (0413 GMT) in his home city of Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said, publishing a letter to the […]
