Maryam Nawaz on New York Times’ powerful women list
Dawn.com :Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been featured on The New York Times list of 11 powerful women who...
International
Delhi rolls out ‘anti-smog’ mist cannon in trial run
AFP, New Delhi : India on Wednesday unveiled a new weapon against air pollution-an “anti-smog gun” which authorities hope will clear the skies above New Delhi...
Trump nears tax victory as US Senate passes overhaul
Reuters, Washington :The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday was expected to give final approval to a sweeping tax bill and send it to...
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9,000-plus died in battle with IS group for Mosul AP, Mosul, Iraq The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was...
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Pence delays Mideast visitAFP, WashingtonUS Vice President Mike Pence is delaying a controversial visit to the Middle East, the White House said Monday, amid a...
China urges cooperation after US brands it a competitor
Reuters, Beijing :Cooperation between China and the United States will lead to a win-win outcome for both sides, but confrontation will bring mutual losses, China...
Kremlin dismisses Trump’s ‘imperialist’ security strategy
Reuters, Moscow : The Kremlin dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy as imperialist on Tuesday, but welcomed Washington’s willingness to cooperate in...
Saudi Arabia to launch tourist visas in early 2018
AFP, Riyadh : Saudi Arabia will begin issuing tourist visas in the first quarter of 2018, its top tourism official said, a first for the...
UN says there are 258m international migrants today
AP, United Nations :An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations – an increase of 49...
Japan to beef up missile defence system against N Korea
AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s government on Tuesday approved the introduction of the US military’s land-based Aegis missile interceptor system, beefing up its defence against “serious” and...
Attack under way on Afghan forces in Kabul: Official
AP, Kabul :An Afghan official says an attack is underway in the country’s capital where gunmen have raided and occupied a partially constructed building near...
Once taboo, China listens to US contingencies on N. Korea
AFP :It was the kind of sitdown that China had long resisted: Top US officials telling Chinese counterparts how American troops would enter North Korea...