Pakistan Ministry of Defence yesterday officially notified Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country’s first chief of defence forces (CDF), a day after President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu yesterday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe’s second-largest economy that highlights Beijing’s focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union.

Indian PM thanks Russian president for his 'unwavering commitment towards India'

Raft of agreements and deals to be announced

Will discuss defence, oil, and nuclear energy

Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies into Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes erupted between the two neighbours in October.

India’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days.

India, Russia aim for $100 billion in trade by 2030

Bangladesh high commissioner highlights economic interdependence, cultural diplomacy

Two leaders will hold summit talks on Friday

The disruptions have left thousands of travellers stranded for three days now.

India yesterday revoked its order to smartphone makers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app days after the plan triggered a major backlash from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opponents and privacy activists over surveillance fears.

Myanmar’s military said yesterday it arrested a man who sent anti-election messages in a private Facebook chat, wielding laws that rights groups say curb personal liberties to crush dissent.

31 people still missing, police say

Records cite 6 state-run hospitals from 2022 to 2024

Shahidul Islam’s body still in West Bengal morgue

Tensions between the two countries remain high after weeks of escalating border clashes

Pakistan’s former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khanum yesterday said that her brother was “perfectly fine” after a meeting with him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail.

Says his sister Uzma Khanum after meeting him at Adiala jail

Pranay Verma stresses bilateral ties through capacity-building and cooperation