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OTTAWA: The prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has appointed Lt Gen Jennie Carignan as the chief of the defense staff. This is for the first time in the history of Canada that a woman has been posted to the top position of the…

ISLAMABAD (PR): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for joint efforts to ensure peace in Afghanistan for stability in the ECO region and beyond. Mr Sharif was addressing the SCO summit held at the capital city of Qazakistan in…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakthunkhwa government has put a ban on purchase of new vehicles by government departments as part of its austerity measures. The austerity measures also include a ban on travelling abroad on government expenses by…

CALIFORNIA: A huge fire is raging through the forest areas in the north of the US state of California, forcing over 30,000 affected people to flee to safer places. According to US media reports, over 1,400 firefighters are in the affected…

ISLAMABAD (press release): President Asif Ali Zardari has called for financial autonomy of women and improving their access to financial services and credit to encourage women entrepreneurs. He said economic empowerment of women would not…

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia, one of the top international destinations for Pakistani travellers, has eased tourist visa requirements with immediate effect. The applicants can now submit a bank statement showing a minimum monthly credit amount…

ASTANA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of SCO summit in Astana Qazakistan. The two leaders discuss ways to boost trade and cooperation in energy sectors. They said there…

CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could be part of a final push of Israel's intensive military operations in nine months of war.…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis pin hopes on the United States of America to play its role in ending the Gaza war in which thousands of innocent people have been killed since Oct last year. This was stated by Minister for Planning and Special…

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has said that his country and Pakistan emerged from its own hard-won struggle for independence, and like the United States, Pakistan still writing its own story. He was speaking at a…