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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the high-level segment of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session opening in New York on September 22. He will be accompanied by Deputy…

NEW YORK: The United States has refused to grant a visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, preventing him from traveling to New York to attend next week’s United Nations General Assembly session in person. In response, UN officials…

HYDERABAD: Railway operations faced disruption on Sunday after six wagons of a freight train derailed between Kotri and Bolhari stations in Sindh. According to a Pakistan Railways spokesperson, the derailment forced authorities to close…

LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared that relations between Pakistan and India cannot move towards normalisation unless the decades-old Kashmir dispute is resolved in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.…

JERUSALEM: Israel pressed ahead with its assault on Gaza City on Saturday, carrying out demolitions of high-rise buildings and underground shafts in operations that killed at least 60 Palestinians, according to Gazan health authorities.…

DUBAI: Pakistan and India will clash once again today in the Asia Cup Super Four stage in Dubai, in what is expected to be one of the tournament’s most high-profile encounters. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. local time, with…

CHENNAI: Popular Tamil film and television actor Robo Shankar, known for his comic timing and versatile supporting roles, passed away at the age of 46 after collapsing during a film shoot last week. According to Indian media reports,…

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan will achieve greater economic stability as a result of its newly signed defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, under which the deployment of Pakistani forces in the Kingdom will…

VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has commended Pakistan for its steady progress in civil nuclear technology, highlighting strong cooperation with the Agency. In a social media message following his meeting with Dr.…

PINDI BATTIAN: A devastating tragedy struck the Sukhiki Mandi area of Pindi Bhattian when the roof of a private academy suddenly collapsed, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people, including six innocent children. According to…