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Lahore: The four Sharif family members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party have finally managed to win their National Assembly seats from their stronghold Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, in the just-concluded general elections, the results of which were declared Friday. The Election Commission...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's top court Friday struck down over a dozen Shariah-based state laws, saying they encroached on federal authority, a decision denounced by Islamists who fear it could undermine religious courts across the country. In an 8-1 ruling, the nine-member Federal Court panel invalidated...

Washington: Indian-American Krystle Kaul, the first-ever Kashmiri woman to run for the US Congress, has $567,000 in campaign funds, according to the latest figures. A former Director at the Department of Defense and foreign policy and national security expert, Kaul is running from the 10th...

Washington: Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the only Republican candidate left in the race for the party's nomination against Donald Trump, has said that the US would have a “female president in 2024”, and it would be either her or Kamala Harris, both of them...

Perth: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and discussed the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, the Indo-Pacific region, situation in West Asia, and other regional and global topics. Jaishankar is in the Australian city of Perth to attend a two-day...

Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israel bombed targets in overcrowded Rafah early Friday, hours after Biden administration officials warned Israel against expanding its Gaza ground offensive to the southern city where more than half of the territory's 2.3 million people have sought refuge. Airstrikes overnight and into...

Islamabad: Even as PTI-backed candidates have won many seats in the general elections, PML(N) Friday claimed to have the majority in the National Assembly. PML-N leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar stressed that some media channels are "misleading" and "misguiding" the public. "PML-N was...

London: The European Union has asked digital platforms like Facebook, Google, TikTok and X (Twitter) to give feedback on first-ever draft guidelines to maintain integrity of elections. The draft guidelines include recommendations to avoid “democratic risks from generative AI and deepfakes”, along with content moderation...

New Delhi: All the emerging markets indices saw negative performance in January with China being the worst performer at 10.6 per cent. As far as developed markets are concerned, Japan emerged as the best performer at 4.6 per cent, as per a report by Motilal...

Islamabad: At least 12 people were killed and 39 others injured in 51 militant attacks and violence on the polling day in Pakistan, local media reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 12 people were killed and 39 others injured in 51 attacks in...