International

Kathmandu: Nepal's Government Saturday demolished hundreds of illegal structures built by landless settlers along the banks of the Bagmati River in the Thapathali and Gairegaun areas of Kathmandu. The illegal structures were demolished under the joint efforts of the Federal Government, led by Balendra Shah,...

Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Saturday met Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir here, as Islamabad continued its efforts to facilitate engagement between the US and Iran. The meeting, according to a short video posted by the Iranian embassy on social media, was...

Kabul: Afghanistan's foreign ministry says Afghans who helped America's war effort and have been stuck in Qatar in the hope of reaching the United States can safely return to Afghanistan. The statement Saturday by foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi comes after reports emerged that...

Islamabad: Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to travel to China Saturday with an aim to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries with special focus on economic and trade cooperation. Zardari will travel to Changsha, Hunan province, from April 25 to 27, and...

Washington: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan held discussions with a senior US Indo-Pacific Command official, reinforcing the expanding strategic alignment between the two nations in terms of regional security. He engaged with General Kevin B. Schneider, Commander, Pacific Air Force and Air...

Cairo: Egyptian and Pakistani foreign ministers discussed efforts to launch a new round of talks between the United States and Iran. Badr Abdelatty of Egypt spoke by phone with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar late Friday. The Egyptian foreign ministry said the diplomats affirmed...

Dubai: Shortly after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi touched down in Pakistan, his government made it clear that there would be no direct negotiations with American government representatives during this visit. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmael Baqaei said on X that "No meeting is planned to...

New Delhi: US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary anti-dumping duty on imports of solar cells and panels from India. "...consistent with our practice, we preliminarily assign the dumping margin alleged in the Petition, which is 123.04 per cent, to all other producers and exporters...

Islamabad: Iran's top diplomat was heading to Pakistan Friday, where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. Iran's state-run news agency confirmed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was on his way to Pakistan...

Dubai: Tensions in the standoff between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after US President Donald Trump said he ordered the US military to "shoot and kill" Iranian small boats in the strait, while Iran pushed back on Trump's claim...