International

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...

New York: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the US has said it is not going to get involved in a war that's "fundamentally none of our business". While the US cannot control India and Pakistan, it can encourage the two nuclear-armed neighbours to...

New Delhi: Facing mounting financial strain after Indian military strikes, Pakistan Friday made a desperate plea to international lenders, including the World Bank, for emergency loans. The Shehbaz Sharif-led government cited “heavy losses inflicted by the enemy” as it struggled to contain economic fallout and...

Vatican City: Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious...