Official rejects suggestion that US, allies are leaving Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The United States and the international community remain committed to a sovereign and stable Afghanistan, says the US State Department. “The United States … Nato and the international…
UN urges Myanmar to grant rights to Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging Myanmar to grant citizenship to its Rohingya Muslim minority and grant them equal access to services. The non-binding…
US blacklists more Russians tied to death of whistleblower
WASHINGTON: The US rolled out new sanctions against Russian officials on Monday under its “Magnitsky” law, named after a Russian whistleblower who died in a Moscow prison in 2009. The…
Palestinian resolution fails at UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council failed Tuesday to adopt a resolution on Palestinian statehood that was strongly opposed by the United States. China, France and Russia were among the…
Ulema council seeks end to ‘armed struggle’
LAHORE: The Pakistan Ulema Council has called upon all the groups operating in the country to shun their armed struggle in the country. The appeal was made at a conference…
Top Bangladesh Jamaat leader sentenced to hang for war crimes
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s war crimes court Tuesday sentenced a Jamaat leader to death for rape, mass murder and genocide during the country’s 1971 independence conflict. A.T.M Azharul Islam, 62, became the 16th…
India’s Modi aide acquitted of triple murder charges
NEW DELHI: The head of India’s ruling party was acquitted of three murder charges on Tuesday in a trial that had undermined the government’s promise to usher in a new era…
Motorway police a role model institution: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) is a role model for all institutions in the country. Addressing the annual award ceremony of the…
Creating a new breed of fighter pilots
ISLAMABAD: About 20,000 feet above the Arabian Sea, the co-pilot taps his keyboard and brings up a map of the Sindh coastline on the heads-up display. The pilot shakes his…
The East Ablaze : India’s Dirty War in Assam
On 25 Dec 2014, while Christians around the world celebrated Christmas and in Pakistan the nation celebrated a somber birth anniversary of its founder the Quaid-e-Azam, horror was unleashed in…