CAIRO: An international rights group has called for an international inquiry into a violent dispersal of an Islamist sit-in in Cairo in August 2013. That summer, security forces descended on supporters of…
DAKAR: An al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali has claimed responsibility for an attack on French troops in the northern town of Gao on Sunday, the U.S. SITE monitoring group said on…
CAIRO: Libyan forces carried out airstrikes against a militia attacking key oil ports in the east, a spokesman said as Libya’s national oil firm warned on Monday of further damage to oil…
DHAKA/MUMBAI: The death toll in a Bangladeshi “zero tolerance” crackdown on drugs has risen to 140, with about 18,000 people arrested, the government said on Thursday, as a group of activists urged…
QUETTA: Provincial General Secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nasibullah Khan Bazai, has announced to join the PML-N dissident group, according to a local English daily. The MPAs of the PML-N,…
LONDON: US President Donald Trump made a rare apology on Friday over his decision to retweet anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right group, a move which strained tensions with London. “If…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be the new head of the Group of 77 (G77) and China Group of Developing Countries in Geneva for 2018, reported a local English daily. The charge was transferred…
SYDNEY: West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle Monday won a defamation case against an Australian media group which claimed he exposed himself to a massage therapist. The lurid accusations were made by…
FO official says NSG should adopt objective and non-discriminatory criteria for membership of non-NPT states A day after India received support from the United States’ for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, Pakistan…
The Emirates Group has announced its 26th consecutive year of profit and company-wide growth, ending the year in a strong position despite competitive pressure and a global economic environment that is only…
A former joint sector in-charge of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has decided to launch MQM Imran Farooq Shaheed group, a British based news website reported on Tuesday. A former joint sector in-charge…
Businessmen Group (BMG) Chairman Siraj Kassam Teli and Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar expressed concerns over proposed changes in the Trade Organisation Act, 2012 and demanded…
An actor who has starred in American comedy Two and a Half Men for nine years has blasted the show as “filth” and “bad news”. In a video posted online by a…
An Indian business group said Saturday a delegation was visiting Iran to boost trade with the Islamic republic, which is under strain from Western sanctions over its alleged nuclear weapons programme. The…
A Czech group prepares to launch Euro 600 million steel venture in Pakistan. An official announcement on Sunday said that a delegation of Santex Pakistan Limited (SPL) apprised Murad Ali Shah, Sindh…
A group show of paintings by various artists on thought-provoking themes will conclude here on July 14 at Nomad Art Gallery. The show entitled `Serenade’ was the second exhibition from the series…
France are looking to end a six year hiatus of failing to qualify for the knockout stages of a major finals here on Tuesday and get the result they need against already…
