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Pakistan is a safe country, good business destination: Canadian parliamentarian
LAHORE: Canada is keen to further strengthen economic ties with Pakistan as it is a safe country and a good business destination for foreigners,...
China to lodge protest with N. Korea after bomb test
BEIJING: China said on Wednesday it will lodge a protest with North Korea after it said it had successfully conducted a test of a...
N. Korea claims ‘successful’ hydrogen bomb test
SEOUL: North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday morning, marking a significant advance in...
The Saudi-Iran showdown
THE escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric has intensified sectarian polarisation in the Middle...
Reforms will boost Pakistan’s economy by more than 5 pct in 2015/16 – PM
Jan 5 Pakistan's economy is expected to grow at more than 5 percent in the current fiscal year due to some bold economic reforms,...
Sri Lanka, Pakistan to include services in trade pact
Jan 5 Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to include services in a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said...
Pakistan inks JF-17 sell-deal with Sri Lanka despite Indian pressure
COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement under which the former would sale eight JF-17 Thunder aircraft to the latter in the...
Pakistan working on ‘leads’ provided by India to counter terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday said it is working on “leads provided by the Indian government to effectively counter and eradicate terrorism” from the region....
What to expect from the Saudi-Iran standoff?
After Saudi Arabia sentenced 47 men on terrorism charges, capital punishment in the Kingdom has drawn global outcry. However, Iran’s reaction has been more...
Gulf States Guarding Their Interests in Saudi-Iran Rift
CAIRO — For all the diplomatic dominoes that have fallen across the Middle East in recent days, with ambassadors from different countries flying home...