ISLAMABAD: A global money-laundering watchdog has placed Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watch list, Indian media and a diplomatic source said on Friday, in a likely blow to both Pakistan’s economy and its strained relations with the United States. The move is part of a broader US strategy to …

United States President Donald Trump is “not satisfied” with the progress shown by Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, said the White House deputy press secretary on Thursday during a press briefing. Deputy press secretary Raj Shah, while answering a question on Trump’s South-Asia policy stated that “we have restored …

TORONTO — A woman in her 20s has died in hospital following a two-alarm house fire overnight in northwest Toronto. The two-alarm fire broke out at around 2:30 a.m. in the basement apartment of a home (on Byng Avenue near Albion Road). The woman fire was found without vital signs …

TORONTO — CIBC raised its dividend as it reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter. The bank’s increased its quarterly payment to common shareholders by three cents to $1.33 per share. The higher dividend came as the lender reported a profit attributable to shareholders of nearly $1.31 billion or $2.95 …

CANADA: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan met up with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who is on a week-long tour of India with his wife and children. The Trudeaus have been caught in different traditional Indian attires throughout his various visits. On his meeting with Shah Rukh Khan, the Canadian …

ISLAMABAD: Deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif responded to the Supreme Court’s verdict barring him from heading the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) after disqualifying him as prime minister last year, by suggesting the top court to take away his identity. Addressing media outside an accountability court in Islamabad where …

Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf offered to make Shehbaz Sharif the prime minister of Pakistan just days before his October 1999 coup. Shehbaz, currently the chief minister of Punjab and favourite to become the head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in the aftermath of Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling, was …

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan claimed on Thursday that the Pakistan Muslime League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif was using “foreign elements” to save himself, News reported. Addressing a gathering in Lahore, the PTI chief said that Nawaz had met Indian Prime Minister Narendar Modi to save himself from …

An accountability court, on Thursday, reserved judgement on two supplementary references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the Sharif family. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar were summoned for hearing of the references about Flagship Investments, Al Azizia Steel Mill and …

TOKYO: Japan has reported a new suspected sanctions violation by Pyongyang to the UN after spotting an apparent cargo transfer between a ship marked with Chinese characters and a North Korean vessel, the Japanese foreign ministry said. The incident is the third time this year that Tokyo has reported a …