Moscow, May 15 - On the eve of his two-day state visit to China, which starts on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in a written interview with Xinhua that Russia and China are promoting the prosperity of both nations through expanded equal

Islamabad, May 14 - At least five people were killed and several others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Tuesday.

Muzaffarabad, May 14 - Jammu Kashmir People Action Committee (JAAC) is expected to call off its protest on Tuesday afternoon after holding funeral prayers for one of its workers who was killed in clashes with the security forces in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Tehran, May 14 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called for Kuwait to re-engage in technical discussions to resolve the ownership dispute over the Arash gas field in the Gulf.

Dhaka, May 13 - The World Bank has opened a new financing window that will enable Bangladesh to access 10 percent of the undisbursed amount of its loan portfolio with the global lender for emergency use during a crisis.

Muzaffarabad, May 13 - An uneasy calm prevails in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad as the government announced a holiday for one more day in offices and educational institutions of the region amid fears of more riots and violence.

Tehran, May 13 - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has hailed the success in the expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh following their normalisation of bilateral ties.

Islamabad, May 12 - At least seven members of the Pakistani security forces were killed in two separate attacks near the Afghan border, the military said on Sunday.

Islamabad, May 12 - The much-awaited visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud to Pakistan on May 19 has been postponed, yet again.

Islamabad, May 12 - Pakistan expressed condolences over losses caused by flash floods in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kabul, May 11 - More than 330 people have been killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan

Muzaffarabad, May 11 - A two-day holiday has been declared in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after a violent confrontation between the local police authorities and the protesters, who took to the streets against what they termed unjust taxes levied on electricity bills and towering

Kabul, May 11 - The death toll in storms and flash floods in north Afghanistan's Baghlan and Takhar provinces rose to 150, local officials said.

Kabul, May 10 - Afghanistan Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir has accused the United States of violating the country's airspace, local media reported Friday.

Islamabad, May 9 - Thursday (May 9) marks one year to the time when supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) expressed their anger against the country's powerful military establishment by engaging in violence, riots, attacks on

New Delhi, May 9 - India on Thursday reminded Maldives that it has been a key provider of development assistance to the island nation and several projects funded by New Delhi have benefited the lives of thousands of people in the country.

Colombo, May 9 - The election commission of Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it will hold the presidential election between September 17 and October 16.

Islamabad, May 9 - Suspected militants blew up a girls' school in north-western Pakistan, stoking fresh fears about the safety of female students whose education has been targeted by Islamists for years.