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Washington D.C. [US], Jan. 4 : Asserting that Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has served as a model for peaceful cooperation between India and Pakistan for decades, the United States has called on both the Asian neighbours to work together and resolve any di…

New York [United States], Jan. 4 : U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced Robert Lighthizer as Washington’s Trade Representative. Lighthizer served under President Ronald Reagan as Deputy United States Trade Representative, playing a major …

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 4 : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a cornerstone of Islamabad’s own quest for regional connectivity and shared prosperity.Sharif was chairing a high level meet on…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 4 : Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has decided to challenge the findings of the Quetta Commission report.Dawn quoted a source in the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), which says that “respons…

New York [United States], Jan. 4 : On his first day in office, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for teamwork, telling staff at the world body’s New York Headquarters that it is not enough to the “do the right thing, we need to e…

Washington [USA], Jan. 3 : U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has mocked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over his latest missile threats, saying it won’t ever materialise.”North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear we…

Washington [USA], Jan. 3 : The U.S. administration has initiated the process for peacefully resolving the current Indus water dispute between India and Pakistan, according to official sources.The latest dispute concerns two hydroelectric power plants -…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 3 : Expressing concern over the impunity with which some banned militant organisations continue to operate in the country, the legislative body of the Pakistan Senate has demanded zero tolerance for such outfits and called fo…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 3 : Questioning the rationale behind protecting Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar from sanctions by the United Nations, a Pakistani Senator has said that China would not have stepped in to protect the former u…

Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan. 3 : The Supreme Court of Nepal has cleared the way for Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government to table the second Constitution Amendment Bill for deliberation in Parliament.This came after a division bench of Chief Jus…