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Pakistan: Blank space replaces New York Times article criticising Pak army

An international New York Times opinion piece criticising the powerful Pakistani army was censored by its local publisher on Friday.

UN condemns 'widespread practice of torture' by police in Pakistan

A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence agencies.

Moderate earthquake in western China kills eight people, injures over 20

A moderate earthquake that struck close to the earth's surface killed eight people and injured more than 20 others in far western China.

Chinese firms violated Pakistan's laws, customs during construction of CPEC: Report

The USD 50 billion controversial CPEC with Pakistan has achieved "unexpected progress" but Chinese firms violated the country's local laws, said a report.

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif sacks special assistant on foreign affairs after news leak scandal

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday sacked his special assistant on foreign affairs Tariq Fatemi.

Panama papers: How Pakistan geared up for Pak Supreme Court verdict on Nawaz Sharif

Even though the Pakistan Supreme Court couldn't arrive at a unanimous decision in the high-profile case against Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his offspring that could have potentially forced him to step down, media reports said that the country waited with bated breath for the decision

Dalai Lama in Arunachal Pradesh: How the Happy Warrior has consistently taken on China

The Dalai Lama has been standing up to China for a long time now.

China: Two killed, 14 injured after fire breaks out in hotel in Jiangxi province

At least two persons were killed and 14 others injured when a fire broke out at a muti-storey luxurious hotel in Nanchang, capital of China's eastern Jiangxi Province.

China: Fire breaks out in a hotel in Jiangxi province, several feared trapped inside

Unknown number of people were trapped as a fire broke out in a hotel in China's Jiangxi province on Saturday, firefighters said.

Sufi shrine attack: Will Pak Army reset its terror policy or remain stuck in a loop of bloodshed?

Why did it take a string of deadly attacks on its soil to finally goad Pakistan Army into action?

Imran Khan says Donald Trump imposing visa ban on Pakistan will help the country

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Monday said he hopes US President Donald Trump imposes visa restrictions on Pakistan.

US says its relationship with Pakistan is 'extraordinarily complicated'

Describing the Unites States' relationship with Pakistan as extraordinarily complicated, the outgoing Obama Administration has hoped that President-elect Donald Trump would deepen counter-terrorism cooperation with the country.

Pakistan's former army chief Raheel Sharif to speak at World Economic Forum

Pakistan's former army chief Gen (retd) Raheel Sharif will speak at the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

A year of shocks reopens global fault-lines: 2017 brings new challenges in international ties

There’s good reason to study those shockers of 2016 closely, and learn lessons about what lies ahead in 2017.