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GUWAHATI (Reuters): India's Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving underage Muslims, against opposition from leaders of the minority community who called the plan an attempt to polarise voters on…

KARACHI: Owais Qadir Shah of Pakistan People's Party was on Sunday elected as the speaker of the Sindh Assembly.  He took 111 votes out of the total votes of 147 while 36 votes went to Sofia Shah of the MQM. Later, he was administered…

NEW YORK: A diplomatic website has issued a list of 14 influential ambassadors at the UN headquarters, including  Pakistan's permanent representative Munir Akram. The 14 influential diplomats at the UN have been featured in the "Power…

COLUMBIA (Reuters): Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina's Republican contest on Saturday, extending his winning streak as he marches toward a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic…

GUJRANWALA: A court here today sentenced a human smuggler to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs1.4 million. The case against the human smuggler was heard by special court judge central Muhammad Naeem. The convict, Shehzad…

LAHORE: The TCL Global organized an education expo to provide a platform for students to explore international academic avenues. The event offered students attractive scholarships as per students varied interests and also hosted…

Irshadullah khan PESHAWAR: Protesters blocked Pak-Afghan highway for several hours on Saturday disrupting traffic, officials said. Meanwhile, a court took notice on request of lawyers of Khyber Bar Association against blocking of…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan's ambassador to the US Masood Khan has said Pakistani business community in America is playing a critical role in cementing trade relations between the two countries besides investing their resources in the motherland.…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued the numerical strength of political parties in the National Assembly after allocation of reserved seats while the case of Sunni Ittehad Council (PTI) is still pending with the…

ISLAMABAD: Jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has taken a U-turn on nomination of Gohar Ali Khan Adv. as the party chairman and named Barrister Ali Zafar for the slot instead. Talking to media, PTI leader Sher Afzal…