International

New Delhi: India Friday opposed IMF's proposal to extend fresh loans of USD 2.3 billion to Pakistan, saying the funds could be misused for financing state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. New Delhi abstained from voting at the crucial International Monetary Fund meeting, whose outcome was not known...

Lahore: At a time when Pakistan's civil and military leadership is emphasising to respond to India amid military conflict, efforts are being made by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to strengthen back channel contacts to defuse tension with New Delhi, a media report said Friday....

New York: India has ramped up its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan following the military conflict, with its Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra saying that the country is at war with the terrorists and will bring justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack...

Islamabad: The possibility of Pakistan splitting once again is drawing global attention, with experts pointing to Balochistan’s growing independence movement. Just as Bangladesh emerged as a new nation during the 1971 war with India, calls for a separate Balochistan are now growing stronger. While Pakistan...

Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party Friday filed a petition in the High Court here seeking his release from jail, claiming a threat to his life due to the impact of the prolonged detention on his health and in view of the...

Seoul: South Korean People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo and the party's interim leader clashed again Friday on a move to merge campaigns with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, marking the latest showdown within the conservative party ahead of the June 3 vote....

New Delhi: The Pakistan government and its Army have found themselves at the receiving end of their citizens and Parliamentarians, after getting beaten in the war of nerves with their Indian counterpart and also losing face globally, over their brazen support to terror. Pakistan Prime...

Brasilia: The Government of Brazil, reiterating its stance on denouncing all forms of terrorism, expressed grave concern about the military actions in the Kashmir region following escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The remarks came after the Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine...

New Delhi: Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, has hit out at Pakistan's Army for giving state funerals to proscribed terrorists, adding that India will respond in kind if Pakistan chooses to retaliate. While speaking to Sky News' Yalda Hakim, Doraiswami pulled...

New Delhi: India will oppose Pakistan’s case for availing a fresh $1.3 billion IMF loan at an executive board meeting of the multilateral institution to be held Friday. Foreign Secretary Misri confirmed that India’s executive director, Parameswaran Iyer, will participate in the upcoming IMF board...