Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a letter written to the UN chief by three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is aimed at hiding their “miserable incompetence” in fulfilling their commitments under the accord.
Iraqis have taken to the streets of the capital, Baghdad, in a show of support for the country’s religious authority, who has demanded peaceful anti-government protesters distance themselves from saboteurs.
North Korea has warned the United States against holding any United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the country’s human rights situation.
The US says its special representative for Afghanistan is set to restart talks with the Taliban militant group, a week after President Donald Trump paid a surprise visit to the war-torn country and hinted at a resumption of the negotiations in Qatar.
The United States is weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the ‘Digital Pakistan’ campaign on Thursday as a part of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s digitisation programme aimed at introducing the latest technologies for public welfare.
In relation to the murder case of Major Laraib, who was killed last month upon resistance during robbery, police sources informed on Thursday they arrested two suspects of Afghan nationality.
Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz said on Thursday that he was innocent of any financial wrongdoing, claiming that the National Crime Agency (NCA) had been conducting an inquiry for the past one year but did not find him guilty.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability, Shahzad Akbar, on Thursday alleged that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was guilty of corruption worth billions of rupees.
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday deferred the announcement of its verdict on the acquittal plea filed by Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament attack case. The verdict had been reserved after an earlier hearing of the case.
A special court in Islamabad hearing the high treason case against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said it will announce the verdict on December 17 even if arguments of both sides were not completed by then.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday recommended the names of Fazal Abbas, Babar Yaqoob and Arif Khan for the post of chief election commissioner (CEC), sources said.
The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday categorically rejected the media report by an American press agency that had claimed that at least 629 Pakistani girls were sold as brides to China.
Consumer inflation picked up at the fastest pace in nearly eight years in November to 12.67 per cent year-on-year on extraordinary high food prices, showing a breach in the central bank’s target range of 11-12 per cent for the first time in the current fiscal year of 2019/20, official data showed on Wednesday.
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden on Wednesday said that his country had been acting as an observer in Indian-occupied Kashmir for the past several years and would continue to do so.
US sanctions have provided Iran with a rare opportunity to resurrect its textile and clothing industry which is as old as its history.
A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is opposed to Japan's plan to dispatch Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to the Middle East to help ensure what Tokyo describes as the safe navigation of commercial vessels.
At least nine police officers have sustained injuries after a grenade was hurled at security forces in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, as a wave of protests over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services continue in the country.
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has highlighted the enemy’s latest plot to provoke unrest in Iran, saying the nation once again slapped the US and other arrogant powers in the face by nipping foreign-backed riots hitting the country in the bud.
Russia says reports about NATO's plans to boost its military spending confirm Moscow's concerns over the US-led alliance’s eastward expansion, which President Vladimir Putin said was threatening his country.
The United States' envoy for Afghan peace process, Zalmay Khalilzad, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, an Afghan official said, days after US President Donald Trump suggested stalled talks were back on.
India's cabinet signed off Wednesday on legislation that stands to give citizenship to certain religious minorities but not Muslims, in what critics say is a fresh attempt to sideline the 200-million-strong community.
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran is still ready for nuclear talks on condition the United States first lifts "unlawful" sanctions.
A Japanese doctor who spent decades working in Afghanistan was killed on Wednesday along with five Afghans in an attack in the east of the country, officials said.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan responded to Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday after the latter taunted Prime Minister Imran earlier by referring to him as 'Niazi'.
President Arif Alvi on Wednesday gave the approval for the appointment of Justice Gulzar Ahmed as the new chief justice of Pakistan.
The deadlock between the treasury and opposition benches over the appointment of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) officials persisted on Wednesday, with the parliamentary committee tasked with deciding the matter concluding its meeting without a result.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will distribute cheques amongst the successful applicants for Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme under the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme (PMKJP) on Friday December 6.
Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that it will be unfortunate if the opposition decides to approach the Supreme Court on the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday questioned the unchecked phone-tapping of citizens by different intelligence agencies, and stressed the need for making proper laws in this regard as the matter related to the dignity of people as enshrined in the Constitution.
Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar announced on Tuesday that Pakistan has submitted its compliance report to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to show its efforts to change anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws.
The federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to take action against the federal minister and secretary involved in the Karkey Rental Power Project case.
Indian army was on Saturday left embarrassed after the maiden night test of nuclear-capable Agni-III missile ended in failure, according to a report published by Indian news publication New Indian Express.
A Congressional panel will begin drawing up charges against President Donald Trump on Wednesday as the likelihood grows of his becoming only the third US leader ever impeached.
A passenger bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in Siberia on Sunday, killing 19 of the more than 40 people on board, authorities said.
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Base Mushaf in Sargodha, the military's media wing said in a press release issued Monday.
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced on Monday that the party will submit bail plea for former president Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds — days after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment on a bail plea.
Punjab government on Monday reappointed Fayyaz ul Hasan Chohan as the provincial information minister.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday handed over an invitation from President Arif Alvi to the newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit the country, said Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal.
Thirteen Pakistanis died on Monday after a fire broke out in their tin house in Southern Shuneh area, 45 km to the west of Amman, according to a statement by the Civil Defence Department in Jordan.
Pakistani manufacturers and traders can now export over 300 products on zero duty to China as the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement’s second phase has come into effect, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.
The federal secretaries have prepared an amended draft for National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) law that would soon be presented before the prime minister for approval.
The federal government formed a three-member committee to negotiate with the opposition on constitutional reforms, according to Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak.
Iran’s Navy has announced the mass production of the indigenously-designed and submarine-launched “Jask” cruise missile along with unveiling a handful of other military projects and technological achievements.
Syrian government troops have successfully foiled an offensive by members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib, as they continue to seize back more areas in the embattled territory from extremists.
Criminal Zionist elements in the US, Israel and other parts of the world were involved in overthrowing former Bolivian President Evo Morales, an American scholar says.
China has arrested two people for alleged espionage for “hostile forces” in the United States and other foreign forces, who interfere in Hong Kong affairs, authorities say.
Germany has denied media reports that it intends to impose a complete ban on the Lebanese movement Hezbollah in its entirety.
Iran’s nuclear chief says Tehran regards an incident involving an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector carrying "suspicious" material during a visit of an Iranian nuclear facility last month as an act of "industrial sabotage."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out on Friday at Emmanuel Macron over his criticism of Turkey's military intervention in Syria, saying the French president was suffering "brain death", a phrase Macron recently used to describe NATO.
Iraqis kept up their anti-government protests in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the prime minister's planned resignation and insisting "all corrupted people" must step down.
A man wearing a suspected hoax explosive device knifed two people to death on Friday before being shot dead by police on London Bridge.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the bureaucracy has an important role in the economic development of the economy.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday made his recommendations for the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) members from Sindh and Balochistan.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said the government and cabinet will move forward with the prime minister on amending the law regarding the extension of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, after Supreme Court issues detailed verdict.
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has recommended to Prime Minister Imran Khan the names of Nasir Mahmood Khosa, Jalil Abbas Jilani and Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar for the post of chief election commissioner (CEC).
The Adiala Jail superintendent on Friday told Islamabad High Court (IHC) that there were 2,300 extra prisoners in jail against the actual capacity of 1,500.
Special Assistant to the PM on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the extension of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is an issue of national interest and legislation on it would be made with the consensus of all the political parties in Parliament.
The law ministry on Friday rejected an application seeking details of the legal team hired to prosecute former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on treason charges, and the fees paid to them by saying that its a classified matter.
International organizations should not remain silent about Washington's cruel economic sanctions that also target Iran's food and medicine, an Iranian minister has said, warning of the adverse consequences of the bans.
Israel controls the US election process through money and media, control the American economy through the Federal Reserve System, control the US mainstream media through mega corporations, an American writer and political commentator says.
A Palestinian fighter of the Islamic Jihad resistance movement has died of wounds he had sustained in November 13 attacks by the Israeli military against the besieged Gaza Strip.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says US leaders’ unauthorized trips to regional countries insult the freedom and independence of nations.
Iraq's top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the former rule of Saddam Hussein.
British police shot a man on Friday after a stabbing in the London Bridge area in the center of the city, a security source told Reuters.
The Taliban said on Friday it was "way too early" to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America's longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America's longest war.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) on Friday condemned New Delhi for its ongoing human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), and said the systematic violations have a well-defined pattern that tantamount to ethnic cleansing and genocide of Kashmiris.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tweeted in support of the Students Solidarity March on Friday as thousands of students took to the streets and in campuses across the country to demand their rights.
A meeting of the parliamentary committee on Friday decided to conduct interviews of nominated judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) before appointing them.
Senator Farogh Naseem on Friday returned to the federal cabinet after defending Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in the Supreme Court.
At least seven people were injured in Lahore after a rickshaw exploded near Chauburji on Multan Road, Geo News reported on Friday.
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Friday carried out a command level operation exercise with the presence of all operational bases across the three regional commands.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Thursday launched the “Mera Bacha Alert”, a mobile phone application developed to help people and relevant departments in recovering missing children in the province.
Banks have agreed to reveal details of their account holders to tax authorities in a deal inked this week to check suspected undocumented money in the banking channels, sources said on Thursday.
Meaningful talks may be held between the government and opposition parties to get parliamentary approval of the impending amendments in the Constitution and the Army Act to erase ambiguities relating to the reappointment/extension of chief of army staff.
Turkey’s defense ministry says two Turkish soldiers have been killed in a mortar attack near a military base on the Syrian border.
The black boxes from two French military helicopters that collided and killed 13 soldiers during an operation against alleged militants in Mali have been recovered, France has announced.
