Taliban ‘interested’ in dialogue: Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s chief negotiator in peace talks that began in Pakistan this week said on Tuesday that he was hopeful Taliban insurgents would join...
PM condemns Quetta blast, vows to root out terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday strongly condemned the bomb blast near a polio centre in Quetta’s Satellite Town area in which 14...
Suicide Bombing Kills 14 at Pakistan Polio Immunization Facility
ISLAMABAD—Pakistani police and hospital officials said a suicide bombing Wednesday at a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 14 people and...
‘China’s $46 economic package an invaluable gift for Pakistan’
LAHORE: A high-level Chinese delegation led by China Three Gorges Corporation Chairman Lu Chun, met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday.
Matters regarding...
Iran to sell 40 tonnes of heavy water to US
TEHRAN: Iran will sell part of its stock of heavy water to the United States under its nuclear deal with world powers, its deputy...
Korean conundrum
NORTH Korea’s latest nuclear test last week was greeted with a predictable mixture of scepticism and consternation. The seemingly contradictory responses often emanated from...
Transcript: President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union Address
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:
Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on...
Reliance Defence To Build Yard for Sub Construction
NEW DELHI — Eyeing the Indian Navy's plan to build six nuclear attack submarines, private sector Reliance Defence has announced it will set up...
CPEC a window of opportunity for socio-economic development: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was a window of opportunity that would bring socio-economic development in the country,...
Pakistan serious about Pathankot probe: U.S.
An official says Kerry called up Sharif last week and he came away believing that Islamabad "is serious about this particular incident, serious about...
