International

New Delhi: President Donald Trump Saturday claimed that India and Pakistan have agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after talks mediated by the US. The US-brokered ceasefire came hours after militaries of India and Pakistan attacked each other's military facilities, dangerously escalating the ongoing...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. From his bold statements and claims on an American news network citing social media content as proof to calling madrassa (religious schools) students as the second line of...

Dhaka: YouTube has restricted access to at least six Bangladeshi television channels in India following a takedown request from the Indian government "citing concerns related to national security and public order", Bangladeshi media reported Saturday. The six Bangladeshi television news channels blocked in India are...

Lahore: Pakistan Saturday said it will consider de-escalation if India stops further attacks, as the militaries of the two countries targeted each other's installations, further escalating tensions. "Pakistan will consider de-escalation if India stops further attacks. However, if India launches any further strikes, our response...

In a major counterterrorism breakthrough, India’s Operation Sindoor delivered a devastating blow to Pakistan-based terror networks, with the elimination of six high-value terrorists in precision strikes across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) May 7. These terrorists, all linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) --...

New Delhi: Pakistan Saturday shut down its airspace temporarily, hours after India accused the former of using commercial flights as shields amid drone attacks. The decision, notified through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), came amid escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The move follows...

Lahore: Pakistan early Saturday claimed that its three air bases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and...

Washington: US President Donald Trump wants tensions between India and Pakistan to “de-escalate as quickly as possible”, the White House said Friday. That message has been conveyed to both sides by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is doubling up temporarily as the president’s national...

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday approved the immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Faci­li­ty, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Islamabad said. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the approval of a USD 1...

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...