International

Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away in Canada yesterday. His son Sarfaraz confirmed the sad demise of the 81-year old comedian and character artist. Born in Kabul, Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna’s “Daag” and has featured in over 300 films. He wrote dialogues for over …

At least 68 people have died in a tropical storm in the Philippines.  Storm Usman that resulted in heavy rain and triggered deadly landslides hit the Bicol region in Manila yesterday. According to the disaster management agency, 19 people are missing and the death toll is likely to increase.  The …

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been in power for less than five months, but its government has been subjected to strict scrutiny. One reason is the ruling party and its chairman, Imran Khan, who put his government on trial by announcing ambitious goals that were to be achieved in 100 …

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday accepted an application, filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), seeking disqualification of former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for concealing his assets. Reportedly, the chief election commissioner has directed officials to set a date for …

A meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and US President Donald Trump has been cancelled. The Iraqi government today said in a statement that a disagreement on the organisation of the meeting led to it being replaced by a telephone conversation.  The statement added that during the call, …

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 – Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN says that “UNSC 2231 “calls upon” Iran to refrain from developing a certain category of missiles. “Call upon” is not a legally-binding formulation.” A former associate fellow of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy also adds …

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has expressed his condolences on the loss of lives of several academy students in a bus accident in the north of Tehran on Tuesday. After a bus carrying university students turned over, killing 9 and injuring 28 others, according to …

Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, is being celebrated across the globe today. Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem, the birth place of Lord Christ, for the celebrations. Pope Francis led a service in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican for the traditional Christmas Eve Mass. He called on …

US Federal government shut down over budget spending could continue right up to the opening of the next Congress on 3 January, a Trump aide has said.  The shutdown began at midnight Friday after opposition Democrats resisted President Donald Trump’s demand for 5.7 billion dollars for his Mexico border wall …

An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail and imposed 2.5 million US Dollars fine in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case.  The court also ordered to seize the Al-Azizia and Hill Metal properties.  However, it acquitted him in the …