Following the ouster of Nawaz Sharif from the post of Pakistan Prime Minister, the process of elect the interim Prime Minister began on Sunday as the office of the National Assembly issued nomination papers for the election of a new leader of the House. The election of the interim Prime Minister wil

Tehran, Iran: A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the West hardened its tone against the Islamic republic. In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other’s naval forces of provocative m

Washington: A bipartisan group of American senators have sought enhanced cooperation with India in Afghanistan, including increasing New Delhi’s role in helping the Afghan security forces, a move that could annoy Pakistan. The lawmakers have introduced a legislative amendment to the National Defence

Islamabad: The much-awaited decision of the next Prime Minister of Pakistan after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from holding the public office and was directed to step down as Pakistan’s PM by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Former Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will soon be appointed as an

WASHINGTON: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Pyongyang’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile confirmed all the US mainland was within striking range, state media reported Saturday. Kim said Friday’s test demonstrated the North’s ability to launch “at any place and time,” the

Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a probe team found his wealth far above his earnings in the Panama Papers case. The Supreme Court’s verdict means Nawaz Sharif will cease to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He will also have to cea

A commuter train slammed into the end of the platform during the morning rush hour at a busy station in Barcelona on Friday, leaving 54 people injured, emergency services said. One person was seriously injured, 19 were injured “less seriously” including the driver, and 34 were lightly injured in

Jerusalem: Israeli police said they would bar men under 50 from Friday Muslim prayers at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after clashes erupted as Palestinians ended a boycott of the compound the previous day. “Security assessments were made and there are indications that disturbances and demons

Jerusalem: Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Thursday as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures. An AFP correspondent witnessed the clashes erupt shortly after the worsh

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has blamed India for harming the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and undermining the spirit of the regional forum. Sharif currently on a three-day official visit to the Maldives, was referring to the postponement of the 19th

Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): China on Wednesday categorically stated that the withdrawal of the Indian troops from the Doklam border would be a “precondition” for any “meaningful” talks to take place between New Delhi and Beijing. Rerating Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi remarks holding Ind

At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Kandahar province, the defence ministry said Wednesday, the latest blow to the country’s struggling security forces. The Afghan air force said it carried out strikes backing up soldiers on the ground

Jerusalem: Israel has decided to replace metal detectors with more advanced surveillance cameras at the entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet voted to remove the metal detector gates after a meeting lasting several hours

Kabul [Afghanistan]: More than 20 people were killed in an explosion in western Kabul on Monday. The explosion occurred after a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in Kabul’s Gulaee Dawa Khana near the house of Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy of Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdull

Washington: The US has announced resuming faster processing of H-1B work visas, popular with Indian techies, for high skilled foreign professionals in categories exempt from Congress-mandated limit, which are mostly for higher education and scientific research institutions. The H1-B visa is a n

LAHORE: A powerful suicide blast near residence-cum-office of Pakistan’s Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore today killed at least 20 people, including policemen, and wounded 30 others. Lahore police chief Capt (R) Amin Wains said the “target of blast was police”. He also c

Colombo : Condemning the shooting attack aimed at the Jaffna High Court Judge M. Illanchelian, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to initiate a special program to strengthen the security of judges. Expressing his condolences over the death of

A Cairo criminal court on Saturday sentenced to death 28 people over the 2015 killing of Egypt’s top prosecutor and handed 15 others jail sentences of 25 years each. The court had in June recommended passing the death penalty to Egypt’s top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, who can approve or re