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PARIS: A deal has been brokered by Qatar and France after intense talks with Israel and Hamas to deliver needed medication and other relief to 45 Israelis kept hostage by the group in Gaza. Under the deal, in return the most vulnerable…

KARACHI/DUBAI (Reuters): Pakistan said neighbouring Iran has violated its airspace resulting in the death of two children, hours after Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of militant group Jaish al Adl on Tuesday.…

KARACHI: A anti-terrorism court here has sentenced the owner and reporter of a YouTube channel after they were found guilty of blackmailing a citizen. The two convicts were also fined 10 thousand rupees each by the court on the complaint…

DUNEDIN: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 45 runs in the third T20 international match at Dunedin. Batting first, New Zealand scored 224 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan scored 179 runs for the loss of…

DAVOS (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday the kingdom could recognise Israel if a comprehensive agreement were reached that included statehood for the Palestinians, ambitious talk as the war between Israel and Hamas…

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to trace those running smear campaigns against senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of…

RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was on Tuesday arrested once again in the May 9 violence case.  On November 3, Rashid was granted bail in the arson attack case. The Waris Khan police…

DES MOINES (Reuters): Donald Trump secured a resounding win in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, asserting his command over the party despite facing scores of criminal charges as he seeks an election rematch…

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to rollover the two billion dollar loan to Pakistan to the next year, officials privy to the development said here on Tuesday. They said the UAE had provided the loan late last year to help…

MUZAFFARABAD: President Azad Kashmir Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry on Tuesday said the objection of Indian government to the recent visit of British High Commissioner Jane Marriott to Azad Kashmir's Mirpur area was not only on irrelevant but also…