In Moscow, on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that annuls Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. This treaty, established in 1996, prohibited all nuclear explosions, including live tests of nuclear weapons. However, it never came into ...

Hamas has expressed its willingness to engage in talks for a ceasefire with Israel, stating that they have "achieved their objectives." Hamas Deputy Chief Moussa Abu Marzouk conveyed in a phone interview with Al Jazeera that Hamas is prepared for possible ceasefire negotiations with Israel. When ...

In a surprising development, a senior official of Punjab’s Health Department has requested the provincial government to decrease his monthly salary. According to details, Director General (DG) Punjab Human Organs Transplantation Authority (PHOTA), Dr. Asad Aslam, has written a letter to the ...

ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, PM appoints new information minister and the special assistant on information. Chairman CPEC Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting in place of Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, while ...

*BEIJING - China has invited a Taliban delegation to attend an “intra-Afghan” conference in Beijing, a spokesman said Wednesday, after a prospective deal between the United States and the insurgents collapsed last month.* Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban political spokesperson, said on Twitter ...

*BEIJING - China will host an intra-Afghan dialogue between Taliban and Afghan politicians to discuss issues about Afghanistan, especially the peace process.* Mohammad Ismail Khan, a prominent politician and former Jihadi leader who is invited to the meeting on Monday told Ariana News that former ...

LAHORE – Punjab’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) registered cases against the chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Hafiz Saeed and other members of JuD for terror financing and facilitation. The department also booked people associated with other banned trusts operating as charities on Wednesday; ...

*LAHORE: In a surprise move, the federal government on Monday removed the Punjab’s Inspector General of police (IG) Amjad Javed Saleemi from his post, ARY News reported.* Police Service’s officer Captain (retd) Arif Nawaz replaced Amjad Javed Saleemi as Punjab’s inspector general of police ...

ISLAMABAD - In a surprise move, Pakistan appoints High Commissioner in India as the new Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood has been named as the new foreign secretary. Speaking to media in Multan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced ...

ISLAMABAD - In an unexpectedly surprising move, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings and best wishes to people of Pakistan celebrating their national day on Saturday, March 23. In a message to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, Modi said, “It is time that people ...