Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, causing casualties: police
KABUL: A suicide attack hit the Afghan capital on Thursday, causing casualties among security personnel who had been carrying out an operation against illegal …
U.S. places Pakistan on watch list for religious freedom violations
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department has placed Pakistan on a special watch list for “severe violations of religious freedom,” it said on Thursday, days …
Indian or not? Muslims fret amid drive against illegal immigrants
FOFONGA, India: Marzina Bibi, a Muslim woman living in India’s northeastern state of Assam, is petrified she will be declared stateless. The 26-year-old’s …
Pakistan shrugs off impending U.S. aid cuts, wary of harsher measures
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is shrugging off proposed U.S. aid cuts but frets that Washington could take more drastic measures to deter what it sees as the South Asian …
Iranian defence minister discusses regional situation with Dastgir on phone
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Minister for Defence, Brigadier General Amir Hatami Thursday phoned Minister for Defence, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan and discussed with …
Trump barrels into 2018 with fresh foreign fights on Twitter
WASHINGTON: You thought President Donald Trump might mellow out in 2018? Refrain from taunting world leaders tweet by tweet? Think again. Trump is storming …
Iran says Trump’s ‘absurd tweets’ have incited disruption
UNITED NATIONS: Iran says the U.S. “has crossed every limit” in international relations by expressing support for the anti-government protests …
Pakistan committed to fight terrorism, extremism: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment for the promotion of peace and stability in the region. Talking to …
Pakistan urges India to stop atrocities in Occupied Kashmir: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged India to stop atrocities in Occupied Kashmir instead of playing political theatrics aimed at distorting Pakistan’s …
12 dead, 180 injured in S.Africa train crash
JOHANNESBURG: At least 12 people were killed and 180 injured in South Africa on Thursday when a passenger train collided with a truck and burst into flames, an …