21+ hour, 50+ min ago   (53+ words) Khaama: German lawmaker Beatrix von Storch has called for Germany to accelerate the deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants, arguing that Berlin has the logistical capacity to return rejected asylum seekers and convicted offenders to Afghanistan despite ongoing security and human…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (190+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have agreed to remain in close contact and meet soon amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The understanding was reached during a telephone conversation on Sunday, according to…...

1+ day, 11+ min ago   (182+ words) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s civilian and economic infrastructure during a telephone call with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The prime minister expressed complete solidarity with…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (528+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will have to submit a fresh application to retain preferential access to the European Union market under the bloc’s new Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) regime, with the number of international conventions it must comply with rising…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (619+ words) I was not surprised when I heard the speech by Ed Miliband, the British foreign secretary, in which he announced that Britain would impose sanctions against settlers involved in acts of terrorism in the West Bank. The extensive construction initiative…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (225+ words) ISLAMABAD – A fresh political storm has erupted over the cost of private foreign travel by top Pakistani leaders, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent trip and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s London visit becoming the centre of an increasingly…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (225+ words) ISLAMABAD – A fresh political storm has erupted over the cost of private foreign travel by top Pakistani leaders, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent trip and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s London visit becoming the centre of an increasingly…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (203+ words) ISLAMABAD – Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan has been appointed as Pakistan’s first Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia. Khan presented his Letters of Credence to Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan at a ceremony held today at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan. President…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (581+ words) ISLAMABAD: A group of Afghan medical students on Thursday challenged in the Lahore High Court directives by Pakistan’s medical regulator requiring Afghan nationals enrolled in medical and dental programs to return to their country, days after universities began directing students…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (155+ words) LONDON (Reuters): Two people have been arrested in London as part of an investigation into suspected National Security Act offenses linked to Iran, British police said on Thursday. London’s Metropolitan Police said a 42-year-old ‌woman and ‌a 60-year-old man were…...