International

Islamabad: Pakistan and China agreed to "unswervingly safeguard" and develop their bilateral relations by working closely to build a shared future, according to a joint statement issued Tuesday. The statement came at the end of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's official visit to China from May...

New Delhi: India and Canada are looking at concluding the negotiations for a free trade agreement by end of this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. Goyal is in Canada for a three-day official visit, starting May 25. "Our Prime Minister's have...

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to India has helped pave the way for a complete reset of Canada-India relations, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in Ottawa. The ties were strained under Carney's predecessor in the wake of the 2023 killing...

Washington: The US military said Monday that it carried out "self-defence" strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were "proceeding nicely." The strikes were done "to...

Colombo: Indian tourists are among visitors from 40 countries who will be granted free on-arrival visas valid for 30 days, the Sri Lankan government announced Monday. The Department of Immigration and Emigration said all visitors, including nationals from the 40 countries as well as those...

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the Taj Mahal Monday drew a sharp reaction from an Iranian consulate in India, which said, "if Rubio knew" its history or architecture, "he wouldn't have posed for a picture" at the monument in Agra....

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Monday received a call from Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Majid Takht Ravanchi, during which they discussed the ongoing developments in the region and also reviewed the bilateral cooperation. “Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri received a call from...

Colombo: India has surpassed the UK to emerge as Sri Lanka's second-largest export market in January-April this year, the Export Development Board said here today. The US remains the island country's largest export market. "India has consolidated its position as Sri Lanka's second-largest export destination,...

Beijing/Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday met Chinese President Xi Jinping, who hailed Beijing's "unbreakable" friendship with Islamabad and commended Pakistan for taking the initiative to play a mediating role in restoring peace in West Asia. During the meeting at the Great Hall of the...

Karachi: At least 24 people are feared dead and many injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, officials said. The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the blast in Quetta, the capital city of...