Tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) should be made a global priority like HIV/AIDs, according to campaigners concerned about the growing evidence that the abusive practice was more widespread than...

Pakistan’s Embassy to Turkey on Tuesday marked Eid al-Fitr, which is the end of Ramadan, with an “Open House” event at the ambassador’s residence in the capital Ankara, Anadolu Agency reports....

The Pakistani PM walked out on the King mid-talk

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned against the risk of conflict in the region, following a visit to Islamabad by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as tensions between Washington...

John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, was freed early from federal prison on Thursday after serving 17 years amid concerns he...

Daesh claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the contested Kashmir region killed a...

The Baloch insurgents who killed 14 people along Pakistan’s coast this week are based in neighbouring Iran, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Saturday, heightening tensions ahead of Prime Minister...

Mohamed Bin Salman has notched up two awards in his latest tour of Pakistan where the Crown Prince was honoured for championing key humanitarian issues during a trip in...

Four of the Iranian border guards kidnapped last year by a Sunni militant group on the border with Pakistan were released on Wednesday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, Reuters...

Pakistan has approved five additional countries including Turkey for visa-free travel to the country, officials said, Anadolu Agency reports. The decision will be officially announced by Pakistani premier Imran...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for “decisive” action by Pakistan against a militant group behind a deadly suicide attack in a border area, and said inaction by...

The invitation of India to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi took many by surprise. While it has long been demanding observer status in the OIC,...

A British humanitarian worker in Syria has condemned a decision by the UK government to revoke his citizenship as “racist” and contrary to British values. Tauqir Sharif, 31, from...

The emir of Qatar calls for calm between Pakistan and India during a telephone call with Pakistani prime minister on Saturday. The conflicts must be resolved through dialogue, Sheikh...

Doubts have been raised about Saudi Arabia’s plans for its nuclear capabilities, which it maintains are for peaceful purposes, to meet its population’s energy needs. However a US body...

While Israel is still dodging questions about why it has been secretly arming the genocidal Myanmar military regime during its ethnic cleansing operations against Rohingya Muslims, it has emerged...

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain yesterday suspended all flights to Pakistan “until further notice” after Islamabad closed its airspace. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority issued a decision...

Tensions between Pakistan and its neighbours Iran and India are running high in the wake of deadly suicide attacks in the Iranian border province of Sistan-Baluchestan and Indian-controlled Kashmir....

The much-hyped visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman, to Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday with him promising to extend full support to India in...

China sees “enormous potential” in Saudi Arabia’s economy and wants more high-tech cooperation, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began a two-day...

Climate change threats – from worsening water shortages in Iraq and Pakistan to harsher hurricanes in the Caribbean – are a growing security risk and require concerted action to...

Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Major general Mohammad Bagheri blamed on Monday Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for last...

The lavish welcome for visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Islamabad this weekend could hardly have made more clear Pakistan’s dependence on foreign investments to prop up...

Saudi Arabia has ordered the release of 2,107 Pakistani prisoners held in jail after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS). Confirmed...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday said Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth $20 billion during his high-profile visit to Pakistan, where tensions were flaring up with...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday at the start of his tour of South Asia and China, but the visit...

Iran warned neighbouring Pakistan on Saturday it would “pay a heavy price” for allegedly harbouring militants who killed 27 of its elite Revolutionary Guards in a suicide bombing near...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will make his maiden visit to Pakistan this week to ink several trade and investment deals worth more than $10 billion, diplomatic officials...

Saudi Arabia plans to set up a $10 billion oil refinery in Pakistan’s deepwater port of Gwadar, Reuters reports the Saudi energy minister as saying on Saturday, speaking at...

A loan facility from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will help cash-starved Pakistan bridge its deficit and shore up foreign reserves, Pakistan’s chief government spokesman said today. The UAE’s...

Saudi authorities executed two Egyptians and a Pakistani citizen on the first day of 2019. The country’s Interior Ministry carried out the death sentence against the two Egyptians for...

In a rare move, Pakistan’s president took to Twitter to publicly question the US military interventions in such countries as Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Commenting on US President Donald...