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LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles has been devastated by wildfires engulfing many localities forcing residents to flee to safety. A home reportedly belonging to Hollywood actors Leighton Meester and Adam Brody and another owned by actor Billy…

SARGODHA: Four persons were shot dead by their rivals over an old enmity in Sargodha city of Punjab on Thursday, police said. According to the police, the incident and in Sabarwal Colony located on Khushan road in Sargodha. The four…

Mumtaz Hussain UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has condemned the occupation of Syrian Golan Heights after the escape of President Bashar Al-Assad and the taking over of the country by rebels. Pakistan's permanent representative to the United…

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is making headlines not only for his second victory in the US presidential election but more for his aggressive postures towards other countries, both friends and foes, even before taking over on January 20.…

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday lauded the role of Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in the development of health and education sectors in Pakistan.  The prime minister was speaking as chief guest at the launching ceremony of…

Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is no longer in the list of hunger hotspot countries as a United Nations body has removed it from the list based in its monitoring and other reports. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)…

BEIJING: More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake in the foothills of the Himalayas have been rescued, Chinese officials said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as the search for survivors entered a second day on…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakthunkhwa government has decided to approach the federal government to review its decision of proscribing Pashtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM). The decision was taken at a meeting of the provincial assembly's full house…

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has said that it is for the judiciary of Pakistan to decide about the cases registered against former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan.  A spokesman for the State Department said that Khan was…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb Khan on Tuesday said that 60 per cent of vacancies in government departments were being abolished as part of the government's austerity measures. Addressing a press conference in…