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Karachi: Some Hindu girl students in Pakistan's Sindh province have allegedly been told to convert to Islam to continue their studies, prompting the government to order an inquiry, an official said Friday. In late November, parents of some Hindu girl students at the Government High...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday formally asked President Asif Ali Zardari to appoint Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir as the first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Pakistan. Last month, the parliament passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment providing for...

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi Thursday was once again denied a meeting with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan by prison authorities. Earlier this week, Imran's sister Uzma Khan met him after weeks of effort and protests, while CM Afridi and other Pakistan...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a US plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off. US President Donald Trump has set in motion the...

Colombo: India has airlifted a movable modular bridge system and hundreds of water-purification units to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka as part of its ongoing humanitarian support to reconnect isolated communities and restore essential services in the island nation, the Indian mission said Thursday. Sri Lanka has...

Kabul/New Delhi: Reaffirming its steadfast support for the Afghan people, India on Thursday delivered 63,734 doses of Influenza and Meningitis vaccines to Kabul. In a statement shared on X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, "Reaffirming its commitment to support Afghanistan’s public health. India...

Colombo: India has airlifted a movable modular bridge system and hundreds of water-purification units to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka as part of its ongoing humanitarian support to reconnect isolated communities and restore essential services in the island nation, the Indian mission here said  Thursday. Sri Lanka...

Hanoi: Vietnam's southern hub Ho Chi Minh City has reported a surge in hand-foot-mouth disease, with 32,637 cases recorded since early this year, up 64 per cent year-on-year, local daily Tuoi Tre reported Thursday. From November 17 to 23, the city logged 1,547 cases, an...

New York/Washington: The US government has expanded screening and vetting measures for H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents, directing them to keep the privacy settings on all their social media profiles set to "public". In a new order issued Wednesday, the State Department said...

Trona (US): A fighter jet with the Air Force's elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert, but the pilot managed to eject safely, the military said. The pilot was being treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, according to...