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ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: Pakistan warned India against cross-border strikes in the disputed region of Kashmir after Indian authorities blamed a Pakistan-based group for an attack on an army camp in which soldiers and their families were targeted. Saturday’s attack on the camp near Jammu, the winter capital of the revolt-torn state of …

Details regarding her funeral prayers and last rites have not been made public as yet. Jahangir was born in Lahore in January 1952. She received a Bachelors’ degree from Kinnaird and and an LLB from Punjab University. She was called to the Lahore High Court in 1980 and to the …

According to DawnNews the 87-year-old actor was admitted to the hospital late last night. Wajid was one of one of the pioneers of Pakistan’s radio industry. After remaining associated with the industry for 25 years, Wajid decided to switch careers and joined television. The veteran actor was also honoured with …

DOUMA: Fresh bombardment hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than 240 civilians. Syrian warplanes and artillery have battered the enclave’s towns since Monday, trapping thousands of families in makeshift bomb shelters and overwhelming rescue …

Two soldiers were killed and three others wounded in India-held Kashmir on Saturday as soldiers traded fire with suspected separatists who were holed up inside an army camp, a minister said. Abdul Rehman Veeri told lawmakers in the area’s legislative assembly that the gun battle, which began early morning, continued …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited the South’s President Moon Jae-in for a summit in Pyongyang Saturday, Seoul said, even as the US warned against falling for Pyongyang’s Olympic charm offensive. The invitation, delivered by Kim’s visiting sister Kim Yo Jong, said Kim was willing to meet the South’s …

The Israeli military shot down an Iranian drone that “infiltrated the country” early on Saturday and struck Iranian targets in Syria that launched it, in what the military called a “severe and irregular violation of Israeli sovereignty”. The military said its planes faced heavy anti-aircraft counter fire from Syria that …

The Supreme Court on Saturday wrapped up the suo moto notice on Zainab murder case after the Punjab Inspector General Arif Nawaz told the court that a challan of the case had been submitted in an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice …

Following the sexual misconduct allegations that have come to light in Hollywood, from Bill Cosby to Harvey Weinstein, studios and distributors have now decided to include a morality clause in their contracts. What’s moral turpitude? Well, simply put, a concept that showbiz talent soon will be well-acquainted with. The term, …

ISLAMABAD: The deadline to submit nomination papers for a seat in the Senate from provincial assemblies ended today. Nine candidates, including three each of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), have submitted their nomination papers from Punjab, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) claimed. One Pakistan …