Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday warned that elements involved in acts against Pakistan’s security and solidarity would face strict accountability, holding former ISI chief Faiz Hameed responsible for orchestrating major political conspiracies in the country. According to the state broadcaster, Radio Pakistan, talking to media persons in Sialkot, the minister said, “People hiding in different sectors involved in …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met Baroness Jenny Chapman, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for International Development and Africa, to discuss bilateral cooperation in development, climate change, economic engagement, and regional matters. According to a statement from the prime minister’s Office, Baroness Chapman, who is currently on an official visit to Pakistan, held talks with the premier at …

BANGKOK: US President Donald Trump said Friday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border, which has killed at least 20 people this week. The latest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier, has also displaced around half a million on …

The Center for Islamic Civilization is not merely a museum complex; it is a large-scale cultural and educational megaproject designed to reinterpret the role of Islamic heritage in world history. Its aim is to study Uzbekistan’s own cultural and historical legacy and to preserve it for future generations, according a report published on CNN. The idea for the Center was …

ISLAMABAD: YouTube has hit pause on a dating show that whisked eight men and women from Pakistan to a sun-soaked Istanbul villa, where the strangers mingled, flirted and searched for chemistry. What was meant to be a glittering escape into modern-day romance sparked a storm back home, turning the rose-petal drama into a cultural, traditional and religious flashpoint. The show …