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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday recalled its high commissioner to India following a string of ‘harassment’ incidents with the diplomats in New Delhi. Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Foreign office Spokesperson Dr Faisal said Sohail Mahmood has been summoned for consultations over the recent incidents of harassment of the embassy …

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted in a fundraising speech in Missouri on Wednesday that he made up facts about trade in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a recording of the comments obtained by the Press Post. The newspaper said in a report posted on its website …

ISLAMABAD: NAB officials must clearly convey information of the case in which the suspect is called up for inquiry, said National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said chairing a meeting at the bureau’s headquarters to review the operational strategy. The chairman directed NAB officers to clearly write …

CAMBRIDGE: Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76, his family said Wednesday. Propelled to superstardom by his 1988 book “A Brief History of Time”, which became an unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday elected unopposed Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif as its permanent party president. While the Central General Council was in session at Islamabad, it reached a decision to elect the unchallenged nomination of Shehbaz Shairf as PML-N’s president. The announcement is …

ISLAMABAD: After suffering a humiliating defeat in the Senate the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is investigating what had happened during the election of chairman and deputy chairman. The ruling coalition was defeated in the Senate election on Monday, as the joint opposition’s Sadiq Sanjrani was elected as Chairman Senate and …

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was awarded with United States (US) Legion of Merit- the highest military award of US armed forces awarded to any foreign military high official on Monday. The award was presented by Lieutenant General Jeffrey L Harrigian, Commander …

NEW YORK: Five people have died after a helicopter owned by a tour group plunged into Manhattan’s East River, police said on Monday. The red chopper, which is owned by tourism group Liberty, was carrying six people including the pilot when it crashed into the river near the upscale Upper …

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 …

Consider a number of the major criticisms leveled in the wake of the Trudeau government’s third budget and a common theme emerges. In their oft-touted effort to “help the middle class and those who aspire to join it,” the Liberals appear to be constrained by an unwavering commitment, whether grounded …