International
Nawaz Sharif receives non-bailable arrest warrants at UK residence
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), while hearing Sharif’s criminal appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia corruption case on...
Pakistan government freezes over 900 assets of Jamat-ud-Dawa, Jaish-e-Mohammad
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has frozen a total of 964 assets of proscribed organisations Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) as...
India ranked 116 in World Bank’s Human Capital Index
Washington: India ranks 116th in the latest edition of the World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index. This index evaluates the...
Putin wishes PM Modi on his birthday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi, born on September 17 in 1950, turned 70 on Thursday.
In a letter to...
Yoshihide Suga formally voted in as Japan’s PM
Tokyo: Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, becoming the country’s first new leader...
Afghanistan wins seat at UN’s Commission on Women with highest votes
Kabul: For the first time, Afghanistan has won a seat at the UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW) for...
Boat capsizes near Libya, 24 migrants presumed dead
Cairo: The UN migration agency said Tuesday that a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea...
Umrah service to resume in near future with limited domestic pilgrims
Jeddah: The resumption of Umrah service will begin in the near future with only a limited number of domestic pilgrims...
Italy’s schools finally reopen after six-month closure
After a six-month shutdown, the longest in Europe, Italy reopened most of its schools, testing the organisational skills of the...
Israeli protesters keep up pressure on PM Netanyahu over alleged corruption
Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday over his alleged corruption and...