ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s continuing operations in the war against terrorism ‘have had some success in reducing violence’ from militancy and sectarianism, said a report prepared by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and submitted to the US Senate’s Armed Services Committee. “The country desires operations against the anti-state elements present in Afghanistan …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered how former finance minister Ishaq Dar was re-elected in the Senate elections when he has been already declared an absconder by the judiciary. The apex court made this observation as it extended the deadline for the accountability court hearing three references against the …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has given anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood until March 12 to submit his objections to the joint investigation team (JIT) report that dismissed as bogus his claims about the Zainab murder case convict. On Wednesday, Chief Justice Justice Saqib Nisar observed that the anchorperson had sensationalised the …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday again issued a contempt of court notice to PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi over controversial remarks against judiciary following his release from jail. Hashmi, a former senator, was jailed for a month and disqualified for five years by the apex court on February 1 over …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Raza Hayat Hiraj has joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), according to a statement posted by the PTI on social media. Hiraj met PTI chief Imran Khan at Jahangir Tareen’s residence in Islamabad, the statement said. The PML-N has lost …

The United States formally concluded Tuesday that North Korea murdered Kim Jong Un’s half-brother with the banned VX nerve agent, blasting Pyongyang for deploying a chemical weapon in a packed international airport. Kim Jong Nam died in February last year, shortly after two women sprayed his face with a liquid …

NAIROBI: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Ethiopia at the start of his first diplomatic trip to Africa on Wednesday, seeking to bolster security alliances on a continent increasingly turning to China for aid and trade. He was due to visit the African Union where many officials are …

VIENNA: Three people were seriously injured in a knife attack in the Austrian capital Vienna on Wednesday evening, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) quoted a police spokesman as saying. The stabbings occurred in the Leopoldstadt district near Vienna´s famous Prater Park. News website heute said the victims were a man …

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain´s links to security ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Queen Elizabeth for lunch on a high-profile visit that drew protests over Riyadh´s human rights record. A fiery exchange in parliament between May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn …

BEIJING: China’s huge Belt and Road initiative to build a new Silk Road will respect global rules and be free of “backroom deals”, the foreign minister said on Thursday, defending a key policy of President Xi Jinping’s. Unveiled in 2013, the Belt and Road project is aimed at connecting China …