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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and ex-federal minister Mifta Ismail were on Tuesday acquitted in the LNG reference case. The accountability court in Islamabad acquitted the two after National Accountability court…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan at a meeting with veteran US Congressman Jack Bergman discussed bilateral ties in different fields, especially defense and security. The meeting of the ambassador with US…

NORTH CAROLINA: A suspect wanted by police opened fire on a police team, killing three of them and injuring five others.  The suspect was shot dead by the police before he could kill others. According to the media reports, police had…

ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Molana Fazlur Rehman on Monday vented out his anger at the establishment while speaking in National Assembly after taking oath as MNA. He supported the demand of PTI member and former speaker Asad Qaiser that the…

AJMER (INDIA): The Imam of a mosque in the Indian city of Ajmer in Rajasthan was killed by unknown persons on Monday, the local media reported. They quoted people in the mosque as saying that the Imam, Muhammad Mahir, 30, was sitting in…

PESHAWAR: Four terrorists involved in the suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Besham area of Khyber Pakthunkhwa last month have been arrested. Police said that the Counter-Terrorism Department nabbed the four members of the outlawed…

Photo: file RIYADH (REUTERS): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reached Saudi Arabia as part of his trip to  Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of Gaza once the conflict with Israel ends. Blinken heads to Israel…

Fariha Afsar Borders don't guarantee humanity. It's been a long time since I have written anything because nothing seemed surprising, shocking or a discovery. Everything felt expected, normal and regular. But recently I took part in an…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with more arrests on campuses across the country and skirmishes between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA, where a tent…

NEW YORK: The Sikh community of the United States celebrated the 37th Sikh Day Parade at Midtown in New York City with traditional fervor. The annual event was marked by a variety of programs including floats depicting the religion,…