International

Peshawar: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party supremo Nawaz Sharif Monday said it would not be an easy task to bring Pakistan's economy back on track. Nawaz's remarks come as major political parties, including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), PML-N, and others have ramped up their electioneering...

Lagos (Nigeria): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday said Global South is about a "mindset, a solidarity and a self-reliance" and without the advancement of the Global South, the world is not going to see planetary progress. Addressing the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)...

Washington/Kathmandu: Joyous Ram devotees and members of the Indian diaspora around the world came together, including at the iconic Times Square in New York, for prayers, car rallies, cultural and other religious events along with live streaming to celebrate the consecration of 'Ram Lalla' in...

Quetta: Pakistan security forces killed seven militants in a shootout in the country's volatile southwest near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Monday. The military said the intelligence-based operation was conducted in Zhob district in southwestern Baluchistan province. In a brief statement, it said...

Beijing: A total of 47 people were buried in a landslide that struck southwest China's Yunnan Province early Monday. More than 200 rescuers together with 33 firefighting vehicles and 10 loading machines were combing the debris to search for the missing, after the disaster happened...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finally released the list much-awaited list of contesting candidates, media report said. As per the Pakistan ECP, January 12 was the last date for withdrawal of candidature and publication of the revised list of candidates. However,...

Washington: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he is withdrawing from the Republican party's presidential primary race and endorsing former US president Donald Trump as the party's nominee. Indian American former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, 51, is the only Republican left in the...

Beijing: A landslide in southwestern China's mountainous Yunnan province early Monday buried 44 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. In the village of Liangshui, under the town of Tangfang in Zhenxiong County. The county publicity department...

Lahore: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has hinted at releasing over 10,000 jailed workers of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party after coming to power in next month's general elections in the country. Addressing a well-attended rally in Lahore Sunday, Bilawal urged the...

Seoul: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his willingness to visit North Korea, an official statement said Sunday. North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui had paid an official visit to Russia from Monday to Wednesday on the invitation of Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and...