Sirisena seeks to make ancient Buddhist scripture world heritage
Colombo-- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said he will mediate to make the "Thripitakaya", an ancient Buddhist scripture in Sri Lanka, as a...
Insist on Indo-Pak cultural exchanges, reject barriers : Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--Whatever the state of politics between India and Pakistan may be, the citizens of the neighbouring countries, separated at birth, are...
China passes law to have its own version of Islam
Gaurav Sharma
Beijing--China has passed a law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within five years and might do that with other four religions in the...
Bangladesh PM wins new term in vote marred by violence
Dhaka--Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a new term with a landslide victory, the country's Election Commission said on Monday, in an election...
Nawaz Sharif moved to jail in Lahore, to serve for 7 years
Lahore--Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted on Tuesday from a prison in Rawalpindi to the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, where he...
Pakistan’s envoy to US Ali Jahangir Siddiqui resigns
Washington-- Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Ali Jehangir Siddiqui stepped down from his post on Tuesday, the media reported.
The outgoing Ambassador said that during his...
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif gets 7-year jail term for corruption
Islamabad- An accountability court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison in a fresh corruption conviction.
The Pakistan Muslim League...
Man climbs mobile tower in Pakistan, demands PM post
Islamabad--A man climbed a mobile tower here on Saturday, demanding that he be made the country's Prime Minister.
The man, who was not identified, hailed...
President Trump Blasts Pakistan, Says “They Don’t Do a Damn Thing for Us”
BOSTON—President Donald Trump blasted Pakistan on Fox News’ Chris Wallace and said "they don’t do a damn thing for us.”
Speaking exclusively to Wallace in...
Pakistan arrests 12 Indian fishermen
Islamabad--Pakistani authorities have detained 12 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating the country's maritime boundary, security officials said on Sunday.
The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) said...