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RAWALPINDI: Former ISI chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has been found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Field General Court Martial under the Pakistan Army Act. According to the Inter…

WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing to impose tougher entry requirements for millions of travelers applying for visas. Under the proposed regulations, applicants may be required to provide five years of social media activity, old…

RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi has arrived in Islamabad to make his 10th attempt to meet PTI founder Imran Khan in Adiala jail. According to the Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, Afridi…

KABUL: More than a thousand Afghan religious scholars and community leaders endorsed a firm declaration banning any form of armed activity outside Afghanistan’s borders. The joint statement reaffirmed that no individual would be allowed to…

WASHINGTON: The United States has seized an oil tanker near the coast of Venezuela, identifying the vessel as “The Skipper.” According to U.S. authorities, the ship is allegedly linked to an illegal shipping network accused of supporting…

BRUSSELES: Pakistan and Jordan here agreed to expand collaboration in anti-narcotics operations and police training during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Jordanian counterpart in Brussels. During the meeting, the…

‎WASHINGTON: The annual “Winternational” cultural festival lit up the U.S. capital as nearly seventy embassies participated in one of Washington’s most anticipated multicultural events.  ‎Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged religious scholars to play an active role in eliminating sectarianism, warning that a handful of clerics continue to promote divisive narratives despite the need for national unity. He made…

ISLAMABAD: Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan (TTAP) of the opposition parties held a meeting here and vowed to defend the supremacy of the constitution and democratic traditions. It particularly resolved to resist unconstitutional…

MUZAFFARABAD: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has approved a major interest-free loan scheme aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs across the region. Under the new initiative, loans ranging from Rs 100,000 to Rs 2 million will…