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Jakarta: Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the third time in a week, according to a statement from Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency Saturday. A video distributed by...

New Delhi: India Saturday said it was deeply concerned over the "evolving escalation" in West Asia and urged all sides to exercise restraint and return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy. "Our Missions in the region are in contact with the Indian community," the...

Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab government Saturday lifted a ban on the meetings of former prime minister Imran Khan who has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail for more than a year. “The Punjab government lifted the ban on the meetings of prisoners in Adiala Jail,” a...

Moscow: Russia Saturday called for the earliest possible normalization of the military and political situation in the Middle East, urging all parties involved to prevent the situation from developing into a catastrophic scenario. "We remain deeply concerned about the ongoing explosive escalation between Israel and...

Washington: The United States, Japan and S Korea Friday announced the launch of a new framework that furthers their collaboration with the Indian private sector to support digital infrastructure in India. An announcement in this regard was made by the US International Development Finance Corporation,...

Peshawar: At least eight people, including six law enforcement personnel, were killed and many others injured Saturday in a suicide attack targeting a police picket in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The blast occurred at the Aslam Check Post in Mir Ali tehsil of the...

Dubai: Israel pounded Iran with a series of airstrikes early Saturday, saying it was targeting military sites in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier this month.           Explosions could be heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, though...

United Nations: India rebuked Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) debate, condemning the move as "despicable" and a "mischievous provocation" rooted in Pakistan's "tried and tested tactic of spreading misinformation." It also showed the mirror to Pakistan on...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are a matter of concern and India is ready to make every possible contribution for restoration of peace. His remarks came after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who...

Lahore: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left for London Friday for medical treatments, according to his party. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo's visit to the UK comes a year after he returned to Pakistan from London following a four-year-old self-imposed exile. The 74-year-old...