July 2019

BANGALORE (AFP) - The body of billionaire Indian coffee magnate V.G. Siddhartha was found by a river in southern India on Wednesday, a day after a letter revealed his concerns over deep financial problems and perceived harassment from tax…

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government named a team on Wednesday to negotiate directly with the Taliban, in the expectation that Washington was on the cusp of agreeing to withdraw troops after 18 years of war, meeting the insurgents …

GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran is prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia is also ready, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, according to the IRIB news agency. Tensions have spiked between Iran and Saudi Arabia,…

DHAKA (AP) — Bangladesh is facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak as hospitals are flooded with patients, putting a severe strain on the country s already overwhelmed medical system. The mosquito-borne viral infection has spread…

SEOUL (AP) — South Korea s military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week Wednesday, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a move observers said could be aimed at boosting pressure…

KARACHI – The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) yet again demanded a revision of the 18th Amendment owing to the situation arising due to rain in Karachi. Senior Deputy Convener of Central Coordination Committee Amir Khan addressing a press…

ISLAMABAD- Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman said it seems a dictator is ruling the country and moral values are dead. He said government is making arrests of politicians by making false allegations. Talking to…

LAHORE - Meteorological Department predicted today (July 31) that it will most likely rain heavily in most parts of the country which can cause flooding in rivers. Widespread rains/wind-thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) are…

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday tasked Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Shah Farman to enhance relations with political leadership of Afghanistan. PM Imran expressed that best relationships at all levels between the…

ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for water resources Faisal Vawda said Kala Bagh Dam has been declared dead but he would reconsider the matter. He said the damages made by rain in Karachi cannot be compensated even by spending billions.…