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CAIRO (Reuters): American and French forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis have been attacking…

ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari was on Saturday elected as the president of Pakistan for the second time. In the presidential election, the candidate of the PPP and allied parties bagged 255 votes from parliament against Achakzai who got 119…

GENEVA (Reuters): Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. The United…

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference here stressed the importance of partnership among government agencies, civil society organizations and international stakeholders in crafting sustainable strategies to counter violent extremism. The…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday was presented a farewell guard of honor at the Aiwane Sadr, marking the culmination of his term. Contingents of armed forces presented the guard of honor which was reviewed by the outgoing…

UNITED NATIONS: For years, there have been proposals to increase the number of permanent veto-power members of the United Nations Security Council with India in the forefront of an aspirant. The aspirant nations for permanent seats are…

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the newly-formed provincial cabinet was held at Civil Secretariat Peshawar on Friday with Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in the chair. The chief minister welcomed the cabinet members and said an…

MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited Azad Kashmir and distributed compensation cheques among people affected by the recent rains. Addressing a gathering of people in Muzaffarabad, he said the government would make…

NEW YORK: Overseas Pakistanis have been playing a key role in the development of their country as Pakistan is their identity and root, said Ambassador Masood Khan. He was speaking to Pakistani investors and business persons in New York.…

ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan and across the world, women and girls face inequalities that increase their risk of diseases, disability, gender-based violence and mortality. For example, women are more likely to be blind, but men are twice as…