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FM Qureshi calls Russian, Iraqi counterparts as well as meets Iranian envoy

The White House has not immediately responded to a request for clarification of Trump’s comments

The measure now goes to the Senate, which is controlled by Trump’s Republican Party, and faces an uphill battle

The US department of defence declines to comment on whether informants in Iraq and Syria played a role in the attacks

The dollar is now just a piece of paper with the promise to pay, but with no backing of gold

For now, it appears the hawks in the Trump administration have failed

The road to sovereignty for Pakistan passes through a strong economic, technological and industrial base

Negotiating teams of both sides remain in close communication

He called for far-sighted solutions for war-torn Syria and thanked Jordan and Lebanon for taking in refugees

Spokesperson says Pakistan took diplomatic initiative on its own

Benchmark index increases 1,165.5 points to settle at 42,523.07

Officials say they knew by Tuesday afternoon that Iranians intended to strike

The United States has led a global campaign against the company

Liu will visit Washington on Jan 13-15

Officials say the man was seeking asylum

Tehran might now be tentative about reacting, but is "motivated to act and to find ways to inflict pain upon the US"

Iraqi President Barham Saleh rejectes Iraq being a battlefield for warring sides

All American presidents, since 1979, have treated Iran as a punching bag

The region may have just escaped a far graver consequence of a serious Trump miscalculation

Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed near the airport and burst into flames on Wednesday

US president says Washington ready to work with Tehran on shared priorities including fight against Islamic State

Army chief discusses US-Iran standoff with ambassadors of China and Iran at GHQ

PM Imran directs FM Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia and US; asks COAS to reach out to concerned military leaders

Kuwait and US are bound by a 10-year defence pact that expires in 2022

Market value of the oil company falls to $1.8tr from peak of $2.06tr on Dec 12

Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashes shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday

There have been no reports of casualties from either the Iraqi military or the US-led coalition

Trump in 2011 tweeted that in order to get elected Barack Obama will start a war with Iran

Israeli premier praised US President Donald Trump for "acting swiftly, boldly, and resolutely" in killing Soleimani

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says America's corrupt presence must come to an end in this region

The social media giant is developing better ad-buying tools for Chinese customers

Two of the 17 missiles targeting Ain al Asad did not go off, five targeted the city of Erbil

The alert level in entire Iraq has been raised to alert level 4 calling for mandatory evacuation

Several other countries, including Germany and Romania, announced plans to move their forces

US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week and Iran launched retaliation strikes on Wednesday

Revolutionary Guards source claims Iran has 100 other targets in sight if Washington took any retaliatory measures

Iran Civil Aviation Organisation say the airliner did not declare an emergency

Trump says 'All is well!'; Iranian state television says 80 "American terrorists" had been killed

6 B-52 bombers to be placed on British-controlled Diego Garcia island to keep aircraft out of Iranian missiles' range

Tehran says it could remain in deal if other party remains committed to its conditions

Troops can be brought back at any time if the training in Iraq is to resume, says German military spokesperson

Some 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases to support local troops preventing a resurgence of IS

Burial of Iranian commander postponed due to stampede in hometown

Mexico objects to the plan, says it is working with authorities to find 'better options'

Iraq's parliament demands the govt expel the 5,200 American troops stationed in the country

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says 13 'revenge scenarios' were being considered

Iraq’s parliament passed a resolution calling for all foreign troops to leave the country

Expert says the weak economy, greater scrutiny under FATF are negatively impacting its foreign policy

Rouhani responded to a tweet from US president in which he threatened to strike 52 sites in Iran

Tensions between the two countries spiked last week when a US drone strike in Baghdad killed Qasem Soleimani