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NEW DELHI 14 May (Online): India’s main opposition Congress party registered an emphatic win in elections in the southern state of Karnataka on Saturday, defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a big boost to its prospects ahead of national elections due next year. […]

ISLAMABAD 14 May (Online): Pakistan’s external financing requirements have not been changed in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over bailout funds, the IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan said, denying local media reports that the Fund was seeking fresh financing. “There is no truth […]

ISLAMABAD, May 14 (APP): Naila Kiani became first Pakistani woman climber to summit five peaks of over 8,000m height when on Sunday she successfully ascended Mt Everest (8848m), the world’s tallest mountain, Secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan, Karrar Haidri said in a statement. “She reached […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (APP): A woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth every two minutes, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned on Mother’s Day, an annual moment for mothers to receive thanks and recognition for all they do. According to recently released data, a […]

Vatican City, May 13 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a private audience with Pope Francis on Saturday where they discussed the need to help “innocent victims” of the conflict, the Vatican said. During their 40-minute talk, they discussed issues relating to “the humanitarian and […]

Bandundu, DR Congo, May 13 (AFP/APP): At least 11 people have been killed in militia clashes in western Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Saturday, as a province in the restive region declared a curfew to respond to the violence. “Mobondo” militants attacked the village […]

Sittwe, Myanmar, May 13 (AFP/APP): Thousands fled Myanmar’s west coast and officials in neighbouring Bangladesh raced to evacuate Rohingya refugees on Saturday as the most powerful cyclone in the region for over a decade churned across the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds […]

BEIJING 12 May (Online): China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, Beijing said on Friday, the highest-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit the war-torn country since Moscow’s invasion last year. From Ukraine to the Middle East, Beijing in […]

ISLAMABAD, May 12 (APP): Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday announced that the PDM would stage a “protest demonstration in front of the Supreme Court” on Monday. Addressing a press conference after chairing a PDM meeting, he said the Movement was […]

RAWALPINDI, May 12 (APP):Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday brushed aside the rumours about senior officers of the Pakistan Army resigning as a protest against violent demonstrations and arson of the state institution’s assets. Talking […]