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ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has received a petition with thousands of signatures calling for action to protect disability rights ahead of a major UN summit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this month. The petition was…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has struck down some amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 made during the tenure of the PDM-led government. Headed by CJP Umar Ata Bandial, a three-member bench also comprising Justice…

PESHAWAR: The Torkham border between Pakistan and Afghanistan Friday reopened for all kinds of traffic after 10 days of closure due to clashes between border forces.   Pedestrian movement has begun following the resumption of traffic at…

NASA has said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls “unidentified anomalous phenomenon,” or UAP, while the U.S. space agency’s chief said an expert panel that urged deeper fact-finding on the matter found no…

WASHINGTON: A senior US diplomat has identified the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the greatest threat to regional stability. Addressing a seminar at the Stimson Center on Tuesday, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom…

CONNECTICUT (US): Pakistan-US relationship is a common good for the two countries, regional stability and international peace and security, said Masood Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States.  “We would continue to invest in this…

Sri Lanka cruised to the Asia Cup final, securing a two-wicket victory in a last-ball thriller while successfully chasing down the 253-run target against Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. The determined Sri…

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was indicted on Thursday for illegally buying a gun five years ago at a time when he admits he was using drugs heavily. Hunter Biden was charged with two counts of making false statements, for claiming…

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) on Thursday launched a new book titled “Pakistan’s Strategic Frontiers” here at a ceremony which was an important addition to existing literature on Pakistan’s place and role…

LONDON: Russia said on Thursday it was expelling two U.S. diplomats whom it accused of working with a Russian national charged with collaborating with a foreign state. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement it had summoned U.S. envoy…