Iran to hike uranium enrichment capacity
TEHRAN: Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity, nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said today. "If conditions…
TEHRAN: Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity, nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said today. "If conditions…
ISLAMABAD: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Roshan Khurshid, Barrister Ali Zafar, former envoy to UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Azam Khan and Muhammad Yousaf Sheikh were sworn in as members of caretaker Federal…
WASHINGTON: Frank Carlucci, who held senior posts under four American presidents including defense secretary under Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 87. Carlucci died Sunday of complications from Parkinson's disease,…
BERLIN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday that Iranian meddling in the Middle East could touch off massive new refugee flows to Europe, as they…
BERLIN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks today on a three-day European tour in Germany set to be dominated by strategic differences on Iran, as leaders attempt to rescue the…
HYDERABAD: The General Secretary of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) Ayaz Latif Palijo has informed that the alliance has so far received applications from 160 people for the tickets to contest…
BEIJING: The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will ratify a five-year outline for the implementation of the treaty on long-term good neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation. Member states might discuss…
KARACHI: Dr. Fehmida Mirza (former NA speaker) and her husband Zulfiqar Mirza (former home minister) held a joint presser here today with Pir Pagara to announce their joining of Grand…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has suspended today the Lahore High Court verdict regarding insertion of mandatory information in the nomination papers for the 25th July polls. The…
HYDERABAD: The Grand Democratic Alliance, a political grouping led by Pakistan Muslim League-Functional's Pir Pagara Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi, has demanded that the general elections should be held on scheduled date July…
DAMASCUS: Syrian foreign minister today linked any talks on the future of a rebel-held southern region with an end to US presence in another area bordering Iraq and Jordan. Regime ally Russia…
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker prime minister has asked the AG office today to file an appeal against the LHC verdict about the revision of the nomination forms to be submitted by the…
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed to tackle jihadists and revive the economy as he was sworn in Saturday for a second four-year term after a wave of arrests. Sisi took the…
BARCELONA: Catalonia's separatist president Quim Torra called today for talks with Spain's new prime minister as the Catalan regional executive was sworn in at an emotional ceremony full of pro-independence…
ROME: Italy's new prime minister Giuseppe Conte attended a military parade on his first full day in office today, while his outspoken deputy Matteo Salvini was to head to Sicily…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) today ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for ensuring inclusion of mandatory information and declarations in the nomination forms for candidates. The bench…
WASHINGTON: The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq acknowledged today the deaths of another nine civilians, increasing the toll of non-fighters killed to at least 892.…
MADRID: Spain's parliament today ousted Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote sparked by fury over his party's corruption woes, with his Socialist arch-rival Pedro Sanchez taking over. An…
WASHINGTON: Jong Un's right-hand man met Friday with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office - talks that should include the delivery of a letter from the North Korean leader about…
WASHINGTON: Kim Jong Un's right-hand man was due at the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump, press secretary Sarah Sanders said - talks that should include the…
MANHATTAN: The United States is set to veto today an Arab-backed draft resolution calling for protection measures for the Palestinians after more than 100 were killed by Israeli forces during…
TOKYO: Japan said today it had reported to the UN a suspected sanctions breach by N. Korea involving a ship-to-ship transfer, days after Tokyo said another suspected breach had been…
SEOUL: North and South Koreans hold high-level talks Friday to discuss their ongoing efforts to improve ties ahead of a landmark meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. The…
ISLAMABAD: President House here was the venue where Justice (R) Nasirul Mulk today took oath - administered by the President - as the country’s interim (29th) prime minister. The oath-taking…