Overseas Pakistanis remittances grow by 8.45% to $17.87bn in 10 months of FY19
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Overseas Pakistanis sent $17,875.23 million in first 10 months (July to April) of FY19 to Pakistan. This shows a 8.45% growth when compared...
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International community urges India, Pakistan to show restraint
ISLAMABAD: The international community has urged Pakistan and India to exercise restraint and refrain from escalating tensions. On Wednesday, Pakistan carried out air strikes and...
Turkey, UK raise China’s ‘mistreatment’ of Uighurs Muslims in UN Right Council meeting
NEW YORK: Turkey and Britain have raised the issue of China’s alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang region. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut...
Aleem Khan handed over to NAB on 9-day physical remand
LAHORE: A local accountability court on Thursday handed over Punjab senior minister and PTI leader Aleem Khan to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a...
British PM May warns lawmakers against halting Brexit deal
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned lawmakers of catastrophic impact on democracy if they rejected Brexit deal. With the clock ticking down to...
UK retail sales smash forecasts as Britons celebrate royal wedding and bask in sun
LONDON – British retail sales jumped for a second month in a row in May, far outstripping expectations as a royal wedding and warm weather...
UK zoo faces closure for animal cruelty after hundreds die
LONDON: A UK zoo is facing closure and its owner prosecution after nearly 500 of its animals died of poor nutrition, cramped conditions and hypothermia...
UK to pardon gay men convicted under defunct laws
LONDON: Britain is to pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of crimes under sexual offense laws, which have now been abolished, following...
UK to stay ‘strong ally’ despite Brexit: NATO
LONDON: Britain will remain a strong ally and continue to play a leading role in NATO despite its vote to leave the European Union, alliance...
Trump visits UK, says Brexit ‘a great thing’
LONDON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump terms Brexit a “great thing” and said it is go that the people of the UK have “taken back their...