Delhi, 19 May 2019 (AlJazeera News) India has concluded its marathon seven-phase national elections, the country's Election Commission has announced. The vote count is scheduled four days later on May 23. The voting on Sunday wrapped up the six-week-long campaign in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  is seeking a re-election for...

Islamabad, 12 May 2019 (Daily Dawn) Pakistani technical teams have reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh announced on Sunday. Speaking on state-run PTV News, he said Pakistan would receive $6 billion worth of assistance under...

Rawalpindi, 12 May 2019 (ISPR-Dawn) Security forces have completed the clearance operation at Hotel Pearl Continental (PC) Gwadar during which all three terrorists, who attempted to make forced entry in the hotel, have been killed. Bodies of the terrorists have been held for identification, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said Sunday. During the...

Doha, 09 May 2019 The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar has condemned the smear campaigns launched by officials of the United Arab Emirates against the Committee. A statement issued by NHRS reads as follows : The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) follows with regret and great concern the smear campaigns questioning its credibility...

Ankara, 09 May 2019 (Anadolu) Iran’s foreign minister told Europe to live up to commitments and normalize relations with Tehran on Thursday in response to a statement by EU leaders urging the Persian country to fulfill commitments to a nuclear deal. "Instead of demanding that Iran unilaterally abide by a multilateral accord, the EU should...

Islamabad, 09 May 2019 (APP) Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Ahmad Al-Malki Thursday said the Kingdom was keen to establish a cultural centre in Islamabad with a view to strengthen cultural collaboration between the two countries. He expressed these views during a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and...

Islamabad, May 05 (APP) Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday agreed to make efforts for availing their geographic locations to enhance regional connectivity. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan wherein they discussed bilateral ties and agreed to realize the true economic potential of the two countries for socio-economic development, alleviation of poverty, and welfare of...

Islamabad, 05 May 2019 (APP) President Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Dr. Bandar Hajjar on Sunday said IsDB group has provided a total financing of US $ 12.43 billion to Pakistan through development projects in past years. Pakistan is the integral member country of the IsDB group and is the third largest beneficiary of IsDB financing...

  South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said the latest projectile launch from North Korea is “not a missile,” Yonhap News Agency reported, citing unidentified lawmakers briefed by the agency. The height and distance traveled by the projectiles were not far, Yonhap said Saturday, adding that a full assessment of the launch has not been completed....

Moscow, 05 May 2019 (Anadolu News) Up to 41 people were killed after a Russian Aeroflot plane made an emergency landing in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russian Investigative Committee said late Sunday. A Superjet-100 plane with 78 people on-board, traveling from Moscow to the northern port city of Murmansk, caught fire soon after taking off and...