China’s Xi offers support for Saudi amid regional uncertainty
BEIJING Nov 17 (TNS): China supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and achieve greater development, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia’s King...
Bill Gates reiterates support for eradicating polio in Pakistan
Bill Gates lauds PM Abbasi for his personal attention and oversight in making polio eradication efforts successful
ABU DHABI Nov 17 (TNS): Co-chair of Bill...
Swiss Govt slaps ‘lifetime entry ban’ on Mehran Marri
LONDON Nov 17 (TNS): Swiss government has slapped a “lifetime entry ban” on exiled Baloch leader Mehran Marri.
Credible sources told that the ban was...
Thousands more US troops arrive in Afghanistan: general
Washington, Nov 17(TNS): Approximately 3,000 additional American troops have now deployed to Afghanistan under President Donald Trump's revised strategy for the war-torn country, the...
Two S. Korean ex-spy chiefs arrested over corruption
Seoul, Nov 17 (TNS): Two former heads of South Korea's spy agency were arrested Friday on suspicion of paying bribes to aides of ousted...
Deadly suicide blast kills 18 in Kabul
Kabul, Nov. 16 (TNS): At least 18 people were killed and dozens other wounded as a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a wedding...
Immigrant workers in US have tripled risk for heat-related death
WASHINGTON Nov 16 (TNS): Compared to U.S. citizens, immigrants have more than three times the risk of dying from heat-related illness – with the...
Wonder Woman sword, Spider-Man drone land on ‘Worst Toys’ list
WASHINGTON Nov 16 (TNS): A plastic version of comic-book superhero Wonder Woman’s sword and a Spider-Man drone showed up as villains on a US...
Sustained engagement between Pakistan and US remained critical to achieving peace in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNS): Sustained engagement between Pakistan and the United States remained critical to achieving peace in Afghanistan, US Senator Jack Reed said...
Afghanistan opium production jumps 87 per cent to record level: UN survey
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (TNS):An alarming trend in the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan reveals an 87 per cent production increase compared...
