WASHINGTON: The US government has said it firmly supports the territorial integrity of Pakistan and does not support Baloch insurgency or any group that threatens the country. “We firmly support Pakistan’s territorial integrity,” Alice Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at State Department, told …

A dead body found in a car parked at a popular Brampton plaza Wednesday (March 7) has been identified as a young woman who went missing last week. Peel Regional Police say the death of Mandeep Tagger, 25, nicknamed “Honey,” who went missing March 2 from her home in the …

In Canada, more than 500 doctors and residents, as well as over 150 medical students, have signed a public letter protesting their own pay raises. “We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public system, oppose the recent salary increases negotiated by our medical federations,” the letter says. The group …

Unauthorized workers are paying an estimated $13 billion a year in social security taxes and only getting around $1 billion back, according to a senior government statistician. Stephen Goss, the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration (SSA), told VICE News that an estimated 7 million people are currently working …

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering appointing Ali Jahangir Siddiqui, the son of a renowned businessman, as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, sources said. However, there was no official confirmation of the development. Both the Prime Minister Office and foreign ministry were tightlipped. It is also not clear whether the government …

PARIS: The Spanish flu outbreak 100 years ago is the modern world´s deadliest epidemic, its toll of more than 50 million surpassing that of World War I. Here is some background. Why ´Spanish flu´? Countries caught up in the 1914-1918 war censored information about the extent to which the flu …

Older adults with heart disease who regularly exercise, even a little bit, may live longer than they would without any physical activity, a Norwegian study suggests. Researchers examined three decades of data on 3,307 adults who had been diagnosed with coronary heart disease after a heart attack or an episode …

HBO’s popular series ‘Game of Thrones’-fame Hafthor Julius Bjornsson scored himself a coveted Guinness record when he successfully deadlifted 1,041 pounds at the Arnold Strongman Classic, a competition that showcases globally renowned athletes. The video that depicts the mighty beast pulling on weights has garnered attention world-over. Icelandic Hafthor is …

LOS ANGELES: Producers of famed animated movies ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Sing’ have released their new project ‘The Grinch’ first trailer providing sneak peek into the movie and what to expect from it. The 3D computer-animated Christmas film is based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss story ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’. …

A special screening of the upcoming film ‘Cake’ held for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, has left him in awe. After watching the film with the cast and crew, the PTI chief took to Twitter to publicly applaud the efforts of all those who made the film possible, …