International

Lahore: Pakistan and India Wednesday exchanged one prisoner each, both security personnel at the Wagah-Attari border, officials here said. Muhammadullah of the Pakistan Rangers was handed over to Pakistani officials by the Border Security Fo­­rce (BSF) this morning, they said. According to the state media,...

Ghaziabad: Amid growing tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, Turkey’s support for Pakistan has sparked strong reactions across India. In response, fruit traders in Ghaziabad have announced a boycott of apples and other products imported from Turkey. They assert that Turkey’s...

Karachi: The International Monetary Fund has disbursed a second tranche of USD 1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, the central bank said Wednesday. The disbursement of the second tranche comes on a day when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is holding...

Riyadh: US President Donald Trump met Syria's interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in the presence of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh Wednesday. "HRH the Crown Prince holds a meeting with the US President and...

New Delhi: In a significant diplomatic and digital move, India Wednesday blocked the X accounts of China's state-run media outlets, Global Times and Xinhua News Agency, for spreading disinformation and Pakistani propaganda amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. The decision came after the handles...

Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a major Cabinet shakeup, including naming Indian-origin Anita Anand as the new foreign minister, on Tuesday as he shapes a newly re-elected Liberal government. Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau earlier this year and won election last month, named...

Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad "persona non grata" for engaging in activities what it called "incompatible" with his privileged status. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that the concerned official has...

Washington: The White House Tuesday announced what it described as “the largest defence sales agreement in US history” — a nearly $142 billion package of arms and military training deals with Saudi Arabia. While the statement provided few specifics, it said the agreements fall into...

Riyadh: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will move to normalise relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give the country “a chance at peace." Trump was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who...

New Delhi: India Tuesday declared a Pakistani official, working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, as persona non grata for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in India, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). "The Government of India...