TEHRAN: Supporters of Iran’s government poured into central Tehran on Monday for a massive rally to condemn days of “rioting” that the Islamic republic blames on its foreign foes. Waving the Iranian flag and banners that read “Death to America”, they descended on Enghelab (Revolution) Square from all directions. In a shock announcement on Nov 15, Iran raised the price …

WASHINGTON: As Ame­r­i­cans prepare for the Thanksgiving, US President Donald Trump told his nation on Monday that he is once again working on a peace agreement to bring his troops back from Afghanistan. “You know we’re pulling way down in Afghanistan. We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban. Let’s see what happens,” Mr Trump said in a telephone …

Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Geng Shuang termed United States Assistant Secretary Alice Wells’ recent comments on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) programme as “mere repetition of old slanders against China, the CPEC and the BRI”. During a press briefing on Monday, Geng pointed out that Wells’ claims had swiftly been refuted by the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan as well as top government …

Six people died and some 150 were injured in Albania after the strongest earthquake in decades rocked the Balkan country early on Tuesday, destroying buildings and burying victims in rubble. The epicentre of the 6.4 magnitude quake was about 34 kilometres (about 20 miles) northwest of the capital Tirana, at a depth of 10 km, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological …

LAHORE: After getting frozen all movable and immovable properties in the country owned by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shahbaz Sharif, his sons Hamza and Suleman and other family members, in connection with an investigation involving them in the income beyond means and money laundering case, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lahore, on Monday wrote to the Securities and Exchange …

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday constituted a high-powered task force to control “penetration of narcotics into cities”, educational institutions in particular, to save future generations from the menace. “The drugs’ penetration in schools is quite dangerous and we have to work together to stop it right from the borders to cities to schools,” he added. …

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday filed a supplementary reference against former president Asif Ali Zardari and 24 other suspects, including a son-in-law of real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, for having connections with various companies of Omni Group and Zardari Group. The original reference was filed a couple of months ago under the fake bank accounts and money …

At least nine individuals lost their lives while 29 others were injured when a coach en route from Ormara to Karachi developed a mechanical fault and fell into a deep ditch. According to Assistant Commissioner Bela Jameel Baloch, 38 individuals were travelling from Ormara to Karachi. Travelling through the dangerous turns in the Buzi Top area, the coach developed a …

ISLAMABAD: National Party (NP) president Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo has said that his party has no rivalry with the government and demanded that true representatives of people be allowed to rule the country. Speaking at a news conference at the Parliament Lodges here on Monday, the NP chief said that election reforms should be made and steps be taken to …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear the interior ministry and former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s pleas today, requesting it to stop the special court from announcing its verdict in the high treason case against the former president. A three-member bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah will hear the plea. The special court constituted to …