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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis has arrived in Islamabad on a three-day official visit to Pakistan.  According to a statement issued by Foreign Office, the Swiss foreign minister met Acting Foreign Secretary Dr…

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced Friday that the United States has fully destroyed its decades-old stockpiles of chemical weapons, a milestone hailed as completing the elimination around the world of all known stores of the agents…

NEW DELHI: An Indian high court rejected an appeal by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday to suspend his conviction in a defamation case, quashing for now his hope of returning to parliament and contesting national elections due next…

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for Pakistan’s economic landscape, Ester Perez Luis, country representative of the  IMF, met the finance team of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), including Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for…

Israeli Forces martyred two more Palestinian in a shootout in the occupied West Bank. The raid took place early this morning. Meanwhile, United Nation has strongly condemned Israel’s use of excessive force in attack on Palestine. In a…

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Land Information and Management System aimed at enhancing food security, agri exports as well as transforming millions of acres of uncultivated and low yield land across Pakistan. A…

SHANDUR: The first day of the annual Shandur polo in Shandur Upper Chitral festival remained quite dull compared to the previous years, as polo teams from Ghizer did not turn up due to a row over selection of their teams. Commissioner…

ISLAMABAD: Nationwide protests were held against the burning of the holy Quran in Sweden on the day of Eidul Azha on the call of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to observe Youm Taqaddus-i-Quran (Quran Sanctity Day). On Thursday, the joint…

LAHORE: A drone, carrying drugs worth millions of rupees, crashed in the Halloki area of Lahore’s Kahna town on Friday, the police said. According to Kahna Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Wahid, the incident took place in Rasoolpura…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said billion of rupees have been allocated in the current fiscal year budget for distribution of 100,000 laptops on merit to the youth. Addressing a ceremony in connection with the distribution…