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Erdogan calls Mamnoon to discuss Trump’s Jerusalem decision
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain to discuss US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,...
Shaan aspires to play real-life character Parvez Musharraf
KARACHI: One of the most popular leading actors of Pakistan, Shaan Shahid expressed his desire to play the real-life character of former president Parvez Musharaff in a...
Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir: President AJK
WASHINGTON: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan on Monday said that Kashmir and Pakistan are inseparable and that Pakistan is incomplete without...
Zimbabwe’s new president urges public unity as cabinet sworn in
Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, called for public unity to revive the country's sickly economy as his new cabinet took office on Monday.
“I have...
Nation must be united to tackle terrorism: President Mamnoon Hussain
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain said that the nation needs to be united to tackle terrorism while addressing the International Seerat-un-Nabi (PBUH) Conference in the...
Bid to strip President Trump’s name from Panama hotel
MEXICO CITY: Owners of the Trump International Hotel in Panama City are trying to strip the president’s name from the building and remove his company...
President Sisi pledges forceful response after Egypt mosque massacre
CAIRO: Egypt´s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive...
Ousted Zimbabwe deputy president asks Mugabe to resign
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s ousted deputy president Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday asked President Robert Mugabe to respect public opinion and step down and said he would only...
Islamic State is finished, says Iranian president
BEIRUT: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on state TV.
A senior commander of...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in contact with ousted VP ‘The Crocodile’
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by the...
Police to probe depiction of Israel president in Palestinian scarf
Israeli police announced on Monday an investigation after a picture of President Reuven Rivlin wearing a Palestinian scarf emerged amid anger over his decision...
Kenya top court upholds President Kenyatta’s win in repeat election
Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote that the opposition boycotted while saying electoral reforms had not...
Rahul Gandhi all set to take over as Congress chief
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather all served as prime minister, was the centre-left party's front man in the last general election....
President, PM reaffirm commitment to safeguarding rights of children
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan joins the world community today in celebrating the Universal Children's Day 2017, which is an occasion for all to reaffirm commitment to...
Hariri tells Lebanese president will be in Lebanon Wednesday: Aoun
BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, told President Michel Aoun in a phone call he...
President honours naval chief with Nishan-e-Imtiaz
ISLAMABAD: The president conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military), which is one of the highest military honours of the country, upon Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar...
JI Peshawar president resigns after party’s defeat in NA-4 by-elections
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Peshawar President Sabir Hussain Awan on Saturday stepped down from his post as the party’s provincial head following the defeat of...
