International

Lahore/Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party Wednesday rejected the attempts by two of its arch-rivals to form a coalition government, warning that robbing its public endorsement by the "mandate thieves" will result in the worst political instability. Almost two weeks after the...

Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party have finally agreed on a power-sharing deal to form a coalition government led by former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, a move that could effectively sideline their arch-rival, Imran Khan. Both the PML-N and the PPP...

Washington/Islamabad: The US has said that allegations of “interference or fraud” in Pakistan's recent elections must be fully and transparently investigated according to the country's laws and procedures. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller made the remarks Tuesday while responding to a question about rigging...

London: A manager of an Indian restaurant and takeaway in eastern England has been handed a seven-year ban as a company director after employing three illegal workers from Bangladesh. Ikbal Hussain, 51, hired the workers at the Taste of Raj in the Stanstead Abbotts area...

Dubai: An Israeli sabotage attack on an Iranian natural gas pipeline caused the multiple explosions that struck it a week ago, Iran's oil minister alleged Wednesday, further raising tensions between the regional archenemies amid Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The comments by...

Washington: Indian-American biotech entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy is amongst the names that former president and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is considering as his running mate for the 2024 presidential polls. During a Fox News town hall event Tuesday, the host asked Trump about six possible choices...

Paris: The French Navy has shot down two aerial drones from Yemen over the Red Sea where Houthi attacks have targeted international commercial vessels, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces said. "During the night of February 19-20, the French Multi-Mission Frigates detected multiple drone...

Islamabad: PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan while PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is slated to be the President of the country, according to PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. After days of hectic parleys, the Pakistan Peoples Party...

Washington: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations and former Governor of South Carolina, has said that she is not dropping out of the race. Haley made the remarks Tuesday in a "State of the Race" address in Greenville, South...

New Delhi: India strongly opposes efforts of certain countries like China to push a proposal on investment facilitation at the WTO, an official said Tuesday as the agenda falls outside the mandate of the global trade body. The issue will figure in the Ministerial Conference...