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Washington: President Donald Trump Monday said he used the lure of trade with the US to persuade India and Pakistan to end hostilities last week, which, he added, could have potentially spiraled into a nuclear war. The US President also commended the leaderships of India...

New Delhi: A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook parts of PakistanMonday, with the epicentre located close to a prominent faultline in its Punjab province, the director of the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at 1:26 pm IST near Pir Jongal in Pakistan's...

Lahore: Pakistani authorities Monday claimed that seven people were killed and six others sustained serious injuries Saturday in Indian drone attacks and firing in Gujrat city of Punjab province. A government official said the areas hit by drones Saturday were Lahore, Chiniot, Pakpattan, Kharian, Sheikhupura...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations Director General (DGISPR) has dismissed rumours about having an Indian female pilot in its custody, stating that it is all part of a disinformation campaign and false reporting following the latest intense and aggressive confrontation between the two neighbouring countries....

Geneva: US and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs for 90 days and keep talking to resolve their trade disputes. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US agreed to drop its 145 per...

Seoul: Prosecutors in South Korea have ordered former first lady Kim Keon Hee to appear for questioning this week over allegations of influence-peddling in the 2022 parliamentary by-elections, legal sources said Monday. Kim, the wife of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, was recently sent a...

Male: Maldives, Monday, expressed gratitude to India for offering a Government Treasury Bill of $50 million, which has supported the island nation in its fiscal reform efforts towards economic stability. Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel thanked External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and the Indian...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said he is hoping for a full and temporary ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, adding he would be in Turkiye to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin “personally.” His comments came after US President Donald Trump insisted Ukraine accept Russia's...

New Delhi: India has called Pakistan's nuclear bluff with Operation Sindoor and sent a psychological message to state-sponsored terrorists: nobody is untouchable and no place in Pakistan is safe for you, government sources said Sunday. India has also set a "new normal" in response to...

New Delhi: In the aftermath of the ‘understanding’ between India and Pakistan, Indian military leadership Sunday asserted any future adventurism on the part of Pakistan or its terror outfits would meet a befitting ‘fierce and punitive’ response. Three senior military officers, Lt General Rajiv Ghai,...