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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western…

ISLAMABAD: The European Commission and the European Air Safety Agency have lifted the ban on PIA flights to Europe, said Minister for Defense and Aviation Khawaja Muhammad on Friday. The minister said that the ban was lifted after the PIA…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday suspended the physical remand of senior journalist Matiullah Jan. An Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi had on Thursday handed over Jan to police on a two days' physical remand. The police in…

ISLAMABAD: president Asif Ali Zardari has said that the international community should act now to save the people of Palestine from being exterminated by Israel. In his message on the Palestinian solidarity day the president said that the…

BEIJING (Reuters): A Beijing court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, a family member told Reuters. Former Guangming Daily editor and journalist Dong Yuyu, 62, was…

MUZAFFARABAD: The police in Azad Jammu and Kashmir have arrested a girl who crossed the Line of Control (LOC) to marry her lover in Azad Kashmir. According to media reports, local people informed police that a girl had crossed the LOC and…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said doing business was not the job of any government and he was determined to ensure that all such activities are handed over to the private sector. Speaking at a national security…

SYDNEY (Reuters): Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations…

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) has opposed imposition of governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after reports emerged that majority of the federal cabinet at a recent meeting had supported the proposal. A spokesman for the ANP said…

ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was picked up from the premises of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences last night by unknown people. Later, reports said that Matiullah was taken to the Margalla police station and kept there.…