International

Beijing: India's Ambassador-designate to China Vikram Doraiswami arrived in Beijing Sunday to take up his new assignment, and was accorded a warm welcome by senior Chinese and Indian officials. Deputy Director, Asia Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Li Jianbo and Charge d'Affairs of the...

Karachi: Pakistan has approved the export of donkey meat to China after a Chinese company warned it could shut operations, prompting intervention by the prime minister's office. The dispute involves the Hangeng Trade Company operating in Gwadar, a port city central to China-backed projects, where...

Islamabad: Two men from the minority Hindu community have qualified to join the federal civil service of Pakistan, where representation of such groups in government jobs is historically low. Jeevan Rebari and Khem Chand Jandora, both from Sindh province, were among the 170 candidates qualified...

Lahore: Iran has conveyed a multi-layered proposal to Washington in an attempt to break the deadlock over peace talks, a senior official familiar with the development said Sunday. US President Donald Trump says he is still not satisfied with Iran's new offer to end the...

Tehran: Iran's army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said that the country's armed forces are controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and no friendly or hostile vessel can transit the waterway without their permission. Controlling the Strait of Hormuz is "an inherent right" of Iran, of which the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said military strikes against Iran could resume "if they misbehave" even as he said that he was reviewing a fresh proposal from Tehran to end the now paused war. Trump, on his way to Miami from Palm Beach, said he...

Berlin: Germany's defence minister Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, saying a drawdown was expected and emphasising the mutual benefit of the longstanding US deployment in Europe. Boris Pistorius...

Taipei: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said he arrived in the African nation of Eswatini Saturday, days after his government was forced to push back the trip when several countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories, reportedly over Chinese pressure. In a post...

Singapore: The drowning of Indian singer-composer Zubeen Garg has brought the spotlight on rules and regulations that concern the responsibilities of vessel operators when dealing with intoxicated passengers, according to a media report that cited legal experts. A cultural icon in India's northeastern region, 52-year-old...

Lahore: Twenty-one terrorists, mostly affiliated with the banned TTP outfit, were arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province during the past week, police said Saturday. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police, in a statement, said it conducted more than 200 intelligence-based operations across the province...