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Mumtaz Hussain  NEW YORK: Ambassadors from OIC member countries met the United Nations Secretary General here and stressed the importance of timely implementing the resolution passed by the United Nations to combat Islamophobia. The Core…

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan's long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense agency that oversees the program. State Department…

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a workshop here on Wednesday focused on developing an inclusive approach to Pakistan’s climate commitments under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) framework.  The event,  “Developing Inclusive Climate…

FAISALABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has claimed that 50pc senators have reached the upper house of parliament by paying for their seats. Addressing lawyers at the Faisalabad district bar council premises, the former…

KUMING (CHINA): China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) is committed to working with Pakistan to promote the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI).…

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed against the outsourcing of government schools in the province. The petition was filed by Aitzaz Ahsan and others. In the petition, they contended that the Punjab…

CHITRAL: The second Inter-College Science Expo was held at Government College Chitral on Tuesday, aimed at fostering research and innovative spirit among young researchers. The event was organized under the guidance of the Directorate of…

WASHINGTON (Reuters): The head of a U.S.-based Syrian advocacy organization has said that a mass grave outside of Damascus contained the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the former government of ousted President Bashar al-Assad.…

LONDON: A court in London has sentenced the Pakistani father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif to life imprisonment for killing her last year. The 43-year-old father Urfan Sharif and his wife Beenish Batool, 30, were a few days ago…

ISLAMABAD: The Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) hosted a two-day international workshop on the “Cybersecurity Landscape in OIC…