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WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan held a meeting with World Bank's Vice President for the South Asia Region Martin Raiser in Washington today. During the meeting, they discussed World Banks (WB)’s continued…

ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan has agreed to start shipments of LNG cargoes to Pakistan at “cheaper rates” from next month. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the prime minister held a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at…

The 12th round of two-day Pakistan-Iran bilateral political consultations begins in Tehran on Saturday. Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan will lead Pakistani delegation while Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs of Iran Ali…

OTTAWA: At least 15 people were killed in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba after a semi-trailer truck hit a small bus that was carrying a group of mainly elderly people, police said. The crash is one of the most lethal road…

DUBAI/PARIS: The United States is holding talks with Iran to sketch out steps that could limit the Iranian nuclear programme, release some detained U.S. citizens and unfreeze some Iranian assets abroad, Iranian and Western officials said.…

The US Senate has confirmed along party lines Nusrat Jahan Choudhury as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge. The Senate narrowly approved Choudhury's nomination in a 50-49 vote with…

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq held the second round of talks with the negotiation committee of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Thursday. The TLP committee comprised Dr…

NEW DELHI: Police in India have filed charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against the chief of the country’s wrestling federation, a member of parliament with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), following…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani students have yet again received the highest number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships to study in various universities across European countries. Pakistan tops the list with a remarkable 192 talented students who were…

The stalemate over the hosting of Asia Cup 2023 — a six-nation tournament among Asian countries — ended on Thursday with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) accepted Pakistan’s proposal and announced that the matches will be held in Pakistan…