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UK leader presses for US diplomat’s wife to face charges

6:49 pm October 7, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will speak with the U.S. ambassador to the UK about a case involving an American diplomat’s wife who left the country after reportedly becoming a suspect in a fatal crash. Johnson said Monday he doesn’t think it is right to “use the process of diplomatic immunity for […]

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

Pak court set to hear Sharif’s appeal against his conviction

2:39 pm October 7, 2019

Islamabad: A Pakistani court will hear on Monday the appeal of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in a corruption case. Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018 when the accountability court convicted him in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills […]

7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

Nitish Kumar elected JD(U) president unopposed for another term

10:08 pm October 6, 2019

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been elected unopposed as JD(U) president for another term, his party said on Sunday. The party’s national returning officer Aneel Hedge said Kumar was the only candidate for the post and was officially declared as its president after the time of withdrawal for nomination ended on Sunday. […]

Boris Johnson makes Brexit squatting plans for Downing Street: Report

8:32 pm October 6, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly making plans to virtually “squat” in Downing Street and refuse to step down even if a no-confidence motion is passed against him over the ongoing Brexit divisions in the UK Parliament, a media report quoting Cabinet insiders claimed on Sunday. In what would be seen as a […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pak PM Imran set to arrive in China on Tuesday

8:29 pm October 6, 2019

Beijing: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive here on Tuesday on a two-day visit to China during which he would meet the country’s top leadership, including President Xi Jinping, and discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance. Khan’s visit to China, third since he took over as Prime Minister in August last year, acquires […]