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US-Afghan deal to allow up to 15,000 foreign forces to stay in Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday that up to 15,000 foreign forces could stay in Afghanistan after 2014 if a security deal...

Final list of candidates for Afghan presidential election 2014

KABUL: The Afghanistan Election Commission has released the final list of candidates running for the country's presidential election, scheduled to be held on April...

Iran will not bow to pressure to leave its nuclear rights: Khamenei

TEHRAN: Iran will not retreat from its nuclear rights and will never give in to any pressure, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said...

Abdullah Yameen wins Maldives presidential polls

MALE: The 54-year-old leader of Maldives’ Progressive Party Abdullah Yameen defeated former president Muhammed Nasheed in the Saturday’s run-off presidential elections, according to the...

23rd commonwealth Summit begins in Colombo

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) began in Colombo on Friday. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is representing Pakistan in the...

Yaum-e-Ashur 2013 being observed today. Qatal-E-Hussain Asal Mein Marg-E-Yazeed Hai–Islam Zinda Hota Hai, Har Kalbala Ke Baad

Qatal-E-Hussain Asal Mein Marg-E-Yazeed Hai Islam Zinda Hota Hai, Har Kalbala Ke Baad (Poetry by Mualana Muhammad Ali Jauhar)   Islamabad: Ashura (10th of Moharram), is being observed on...

PM leaves for Colombo to attend Commonwealth summit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday left for Sri Lanka to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled to be held...

State Department warns Congress against additional sanctions on Iran amid talks

WASHGINTON: The US state department has warned the lawmakers against imposing additional sanctions on Iran, saying it will be a mistake if it happens...

Egyptian govt lifts state of emergency‚ curfew

CAIRO: The Egyptian government on Tuesday lifted a state of emergency and the nighttime curfew in the country after a court ruled that the...

Russia seeks apology from Poland over embassy attack

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday summoned Poland’s envoy to register a protest and demanded an apology over an attack on the embassy in Warsaw a...

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