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Stabilising Afghanistan: Pakistan has crucial role, peace negotiator
Abdul Hakim Mujahid urges Kabul and Islamabad to reduce trust deficit.
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Kishanganga dam: Legal battle far from over
Pakistan to approach neutral expert if India restarts construction of disputed hydropower project.
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Venezuela politics: Heir Maduro vows probe into Chavez’s death
Emotional Maduro recalled his meeting with Chavez in a military hospital on March 5.
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Indian prisoner Chamel Singh was not tortured: Punjab Prisons Dept
Superintendent Central Jail brushes aside “malicious propaganda” surrounding Singh's death.
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Karzai meets Qatar emir during visit on Taliban office
Afghan president previously opposed a Taliban office as he feared his govt would be frozen out of future peace deal.
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Saudi says Internet apps break the rules
Saudi Arabia to work with the developers of applications to 'quickly meet the regulatory conditions'.
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Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat
Tower was reopened after around two and a half hours after police searches failed to find any suspicious objects.
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Trial begins in India gang-rape of Swiss cyclist
Five of the suspects are farmers in their twenties while the sixth is 19, police said.
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After Israeli apology, Turkey dreams of new tourism boom
Israel apologised for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
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Afghanistan to destroy 15,000 hectares of poppy: Officials
Poppy crops will be ploughed up by tractor or flattened by teams of men wielding sticks.
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Pope prays for peace in Syria, Korea on first Easter
The pope also toured St Peter's Square in his open-top "popemobile".
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So you want to move to Canada, eh?
From the hazy vantage point of the Indus, scarcely populated Canada is the land of dreams and opportunities.
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Pakistan-India: Now handball falls victim to politics
India pull out of South Asian event to be played in Faisalabad.
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Women’s Sports: Saudi Arabia to allow women’s sports clubs
Interior ministry had decided to allow women’s sports clubs after reviewing a study that showed flaws in the system.
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India’s vicious racism
We kick around smaller nations that are our neighbours because we can; there’s no other reason.
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Nato air strike kills 2 children, 9 suspected Taliban in Afghanistan
At least eight civillians were injured when Afghan forces called in Nato air support to fight Taliban.
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S Africa's Mandela spends third day in hospital
Mandela's December hospital stay was his longest since he walked free from jail in 1990.
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Pope to celebrate first Easter vigil
Francis began the Easter season on Holy Thursday by washing the feet of young prisoners including two Muslim inmates.
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Muslims vanish as Buddhist attacks approach Myanmar's biggest city
The UN special rapporteur on human rights said he had received reports of "state involvement" in the recent...
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Bahrain protesters clash with police: Reports
Shia opposition group al Wefaq warned of fresh protests unless national dialogue with regime leads to real reforms.
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World’s biggest creature tracked by its song
Its tongue alone is heavier than an elephant and its heart is as big as a small car.
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Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss Taliban peace talks
Qatar office could mean little if the Taliban refuse to negotiate with Karzai.
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Afghanistan’s u-turn may derail elusive peace process
Off icials say negotiations can continue without help from Islamabad.
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From hero to khalnayak: Pakistan’s view on Sanjay Dutt’s sentence
Local artists and fans say no one should be above the law.
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Bangladesh clashes leave five dead: Reports
Friday's first incident occurred when lawmakers entered a village in northwestern Chapainawabganj district.
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British pro-Palestinian activists raped in Libya: Deputy PM
The two women, who were raped, were of Pakistani origin.
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Three Afghan artillery shells land in Pakistan
Residents of Dadum village in North Waziristan say the shells landed in their area.
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Pope washes prisoners' feet in unprecedented Easter rite
The pope knelt down, washing and kissing the young prisoners' feet in a ceremony including women and Muslims.
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North Korea puts rockets on standby for US strike
Kim directed his rocket units on standby at an overnight emergency meeting with top army commanders.
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Five dead in Mumbai factory explosion: Police
Forensic investigations are under way to clarify the cause of the blast.
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Sri Lanka boosts security after anti-Muslim attack
The authorities have not declared a motive for the attack.
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Reports of 'state involvement' in Myanmar unrest: UN expert
At least 40 people have been killed and mosques burned in several towns in central Myanmar.
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Reconciliation: Pakistan committed to peace in Afghanistan, states FO
'There was no artillery shelling from the Pakistani side'
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China reiterates desire to invest in energy sector
Trade and co-operation between both countries continues to grow.
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European company hopes to make inroads into heavy transport sector
MAN Group introduces truck and bus company to Pakistan’s markets.
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German police arrest Pakistani for suspicion in drone spying case
The man was identified only as Umar R., worked as a student assistant in a research plant.
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Worsening ties
Pakistan and Afghanistan desperately need to cooperate against militancy, the enemy of the people in both lands.
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US flies stealth bombers over South Korea in warning to North
Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers flew practice runs over South Korea, having travelled 6,500 miles for the exercise.
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Egypt catches divers cutting Internet cable amid disruptions
Patrol stopped a fishing boat near the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria and arrested three divers.
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Jewish conspiracy remarks were product of “twisted mind”: Lord Nazir
Lord Nazir Ahmed apologises for his remarks, says he has 'greatest respect' for Jewish community.
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£2m book deal: Malala Yousufzai's story to be published
The book will be a story of her struggle and of the incident that nearly killed her.
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US watching handling of Myanmar violence
Deadly Buddhist-Muslim violence has left 40 people dead in the past week.
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Syrian opposition bloc opens first embassy, says world lets it down
There is an international willingness for the revolution not to triumph: Opposition leader
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Saddam Hussein's Italian lawyer was a fraud, British court rules
Giovanni di Stefano was convicted of 25 charges including deception, fraud and money laundering between 2004 and 2012.
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Tearful Sanjay Dutt to return to jail
Dutt admits to buying weapons but insists they were only meant to protect his family during communal riots in 1993.
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Military visit: Pakistan accuses Kabul of ‘overreaction’
Afghanistan had cancelled military visit to Pakistan to protest against cross-border firing.
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Internet across the world slowed by ‘largest’ cyber attack
Organisation blocking 'spam' content targeted, experts say disruption could get worse.
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ISAF Operation: NATO forces kill 25 Pakistani Taliban
NATO forces engaged Taliban near Lakhai settlement of Afghanistan overlooking Chagai district of Balochistan.
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UN calls on Taliban to join peace process
The withdrawal and next year's presidential election have lent urgency for a negotiated settlement.
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Afghanistan says ready to work for peace without Pakistan help
Jawed Ludin says that the government would look to senior Taliban prisoners to urge militants to pursue peace.

















































