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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for a coordinated effort to assist the vulnerable nations of Asia-Pacific region in confronting climate change-related challenges like floods, heat waves, water shortages and melting glaciers. This was…

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has said they signed the Dohal deal with the US, not Pakistan, which has come amid surging violence in the country. In an interview with BBC Pashto, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, in…

ISLAMABAD: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s partnership with Pakistan would continue in the days to come as both had a cooperation programme that included research and development. Belgian Ambassador to Pakistan Delogne Charles,…

TEHRAN: Pakistan and Iran have expressed resolve to eradicate terrorism in border areas through intelligence sharing and effective actions against terrorists' networks, and explore avenues for enhancing cooperation in security domain. The…

Two Pakistanis have won awards at the prestigious United Kingdom-based Global Women Awards ceremony held in London Saturday night. Pakistani businesswoman Huma Fakhar and philanthropist Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib bagged the awards after being…

BASRA: The demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq's southern city of Basra to make way for road expansion has enraged locals, religious and cultural authorities who condemned it as a further erosion of Iraq's…

GALLE: In the first cricket test of two match series against Pakistan at Galle, Sri Lanka were 242 for 6 at stumps today. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Dhananjaya de Silva hit an unbeaten 94 as Sri Lanka…

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif distributed cheques among youth under the Prime Minister Youth Business and Agriculture Loan scheme in Lahore on Sunday. The scheme is aimed at ensuring provision of low-interest loans on easy terms…

GILGIT: At least five people were killed and 13 others were injured on Sunday when a bus carrying tourists plunged into a ravine on the Karakoram Highway near the Thalichi area in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, police said. Senior…

TORONTO: Lisa Pauli wants to die. The 47-year-old has wrestled with the eating disorder anorexia for decades; she says she has had a warped relationship with her body since age 8. These days, Pauli says, she weighs 92 pounds and may go…