International

Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a steep decline during the early morning trading as the benchmark KSE-100 fell by over 2,200 points Monday amid uncertainty over the formation of a new government, a media report said. The benchmark index decreased by 2,232.91 points...

Lahore: In a boost to the PML-N party, another newly elected independent member of Pakistan's National Assembly Monday decided to join the party led by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he tries to form a coalition government after the just-concluded election resulted in a...

Islamabad: A delegation of the IMF may visit cash-strapped Pakistan once a new federal government is formed, negotiations for which are ongoing between major political parties after the general elections threw a hung Parliament, a media report said Monday. The International Monetary Fund's review mission...

New Delhi: India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were Monday rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius during a virtual ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top leadership of the two island nations. India's RuPay card services were also launched in Mauritius...

Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December, was hospitalised again Sunday following symptoms pointing to an ‘emergent bladder issue’, the Pentagon said. In a statement, the Pentagon said Austin was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed...

Sanaa: US military Sunday confirmed that it struck Houthi targets near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah a day earlier, claiming to have hit the group's two unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and three anti-ship cruise missiles. In an online statement, the US Central...

Rafah: The Israeli military said it rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip early Monday, marking a small but symbolically significant success in its quest to bring home over 100 captives believed to be held by the Hamas militant group. The two men...

Tel Aviv: At least 20 Hamas men were arrested from Al Amal Hospital in Gaza Strip by Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Israel army in a statement said Hamas men hiding in the hospital were arrested without disrupting the functioning of the hospital. The Israel...

Islamabad: Ruling out an alliance with PPP and PML(N) to form a government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has said it is better to sit in opposition than to join hands with them. In an interview with Dawn Sunday, PTI chief Gohar Ali Khan said the party does...

New Delhi: India Monday has welcomed the decision of the Qatar court to release the eight former Indian Army personnel, who were previously sentenced to death, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement. The Qatar court Monday released all eight former Indian...