Pakistan’s army, its most powerful institution that has directly ruled the country for large parts of its seven-decade history, has been coming under sharp attacks from a coalition of opposition parties as they amp up their pitch against Prime Minister Imran Khan.  The

As the United States and Taiwan are set to begin economic talks, Beijing has called on Washington to "stop exchange or contacts" with Taipei and stop elevating its relationship with Taiwan in any substantive way. Addressing a briefing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry

Tourism is expected to be revived as Kashmir valley is witnessing the onset of the autumn season which has increased the beauty of the area manifold everywhere including Mughal gardens here. During the autumn season, due to the golden and brownish colour of leaves of Chinar trees

Pakistani and Indian troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing six persons and wounding others on both sides, officials said Friday, amid increasing tension between the South Asian nuclear rivals. In a statement, Pakistan's military blamed India for

Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's election, official results showed Friday, in a poll disputed by the military-aligned opposition and criticized by rights groups over the disenfranchisement of Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities.

At least 39 people were killed after a typhoon hit the Philippine capital on Friday causing extensive flooding and leaving thick mud and debris around many villages. Thousands of people have been rescued, though waters have mostly receded. The military was rescuing

At least 74 migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast of Khoms, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday. According to the IOM, there were more than 120 people on board the dingy when the “devastating” incident

US federal election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the "most secure in American history", rejecting President Donald Trump's fraud claims.  "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way

Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has demanded uninterrupted proceedings of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) foreign funding case and release of the investigation report on the kidnapping of IG Sindh. According to details, the first meeting of the PDM leadership was held after the

While China continues to refute reports of ongoing atrocities on Uyghurs in Xinjiang region, another revelation has yet again confirmed Beijing using technology for surveillance on the ethnic minority community. According to a report by IPVM, Dahua's software, published on its

Farmers protesting in Punjab last week demanding their rights have no clue about the whereabouts of their 15 colleagues who went missing after the police began baton charging their protest and arrested around 250 farmers on Multan Road, Dawn reported. "In fact, the farmers, who

China's government has condemned the mass resignation of most of Hong Kong's opposition as a "farce" and an "open challenge" to its authority. On Wednesday, 15 opposition members announced their resignation in solidarity with four fellow lawmakers who had

US President-elect Joe Biden has picked veteran operative Ron Klain to be White House chief of staff, his team say. Mr Klain has served as a top aide to Mr Biden since the 1980s in the Senate and later when he was vice-president. The ultimate Washington insider, Mr Klain was also a

Several people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. France’s foreign ministry said several countries had representatives at the commemoration attended by European

After the standoff that lasted more than six months in eastern Ladakh, it seems India and China are close to a breakthrough over disengagement on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The development is in the process after the eight-round of Corps Commander level talks between the two

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (November 5) urged global investors to invest in India and said that the country is the right place for investments as it provides business returns and demand along with reliability and the values of democracy. Addressing the Virtual Global

Reiterating that Gilgit-Baltistan "will always be a part of Jammu and Kashmir", a local political activist has said that the region becoming a "so-called province of Pakistan will not bring development in the region". "The region will never become a part of

Bahrain’s long-serving Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has died, the state media reported. He was 84. “The Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness… who passed away this morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States of America,” the Bahrain

Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump's refusal to concede victory in last week's White House election is "an embarrassment". But the US president-elect - who has been making contact with foreign leaders - insisted nothing would stop the transfer of power.

Over half a dozen countries, from Bangladesh to Myanmar to Jordan are concerned over faulty Chinese military equipment. In the neighbourhood, when it comes to Bangladesh, Beijing had given two 1970s era Ming class Type 035G submarines to Bangladesh at USD 100 million each in 2017,