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Islamabad: Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan could be under threat if New Delhi continues to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance and tries to divert Pakistan’s water. Dar’s statement comes...

Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday said that 11 military personnel were killed and 78 others injured during the recent military confrontation with India. In a statement, the military also claimed that 40 civilians died and 121 others were injured in the "unprovoked and reprehensible dastardly attacks" by...

London: Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters,...

Chandigarh: Schools in five border districts of Punjab remained closed Tuesday while a blackout was enforced in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur's Dasuya and Mukerian areas last night as a precautionary measure, officials said. Colleges and universities also remained shut in Pathankot and Amritsar. However, authorities in...

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...