BERLIN: German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday some refugees should be allowed to shed their asylum seeker status if they find a job and learn German, signaling his readiness to…
ISLAMABAD: As the results of July 25 polls were released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), it was revealed that 4,674,545 votes were cast in favour of members of religious parties…
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was prepared to make “painful compromises” as she headed in a final round of talks Tuesday to seal a coalition deal for her fourth term and…
NEW YORK: The UN on Friday reiterated a call on all concerned parties to avoid actions that would further escalate tensions in Syria’s northern city of Afrin. “We are obviously following the…
TOKYO: Election campaigning began in earnest in Japan on Tuesday with conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, aiming to shake off suspected cronyism scandals and repulse the challenge from an upstart new party to…
Minister highlights significance of speedy trial of terrorists Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday contacted more parliamentary leaders to cajole their support for a unanimous approval for extension to the military courts.…
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked lawmakers and all registered political parties to submit statements of their accounts for the financial year that ended on June 30. The ECP on…
Adviser to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday said that any policy regarding the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would be made after consultation with all…
Religious group Hamas has banned public New Year’s Eve parties in the Gaza Strip because they offend the territory’s “values and religious traditions”, police said on Wednesday. “The interior ministry and police…
Major political parties have called for more political, fiscal and administrative autonomy to the provinces. Representatives from PPP, PML-N, PTI, MQM, ANP, PKMAP, NP, JI and PMLQ expressed their views in a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose state tour of Pakistan was postponed last week, said on Friday that political parties in Pakistan have the ability to resolve crises in the country. In his…
Sources say PTI had proposed sending PM on a month’s leave and formation of a high-powered judicial commission to probe alleged poll rigging The government and the two protesting parties, the Pakistan…
Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan has said all political parties were on the same page regarding talks with the Taliban. Talking to reporters in Islamabad on Friday after holding talks with Chief…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the government will take on board all political parties for political stability and development in Balochistan. He was talking to Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik…
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stated that only 14 of the total 230 registered parties have submitted their party’s asset details so far. The ECP on Monday again asked political…
Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday for the first time shared features of the government’s proposed National Security Policy, stating that the government would soon take leadership of all…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said his party respected the mandate of all parties given by the people of Pakistan in May 11 elections. Talking to reporters in Karachi, the…
