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Toronto, May 13 (PTI) The United States paid a whopping USD 500,000 to Pakistani military officials who arrested a Canadian citizen Abdullah Khadr wanted for links to al-Qaeda, according to court

Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) PML-N chief and former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif today filed nomination papers for parliamentary bye-elections to be held next month from two constituencies in

Colombo, May 13 (PTI) At least 17 Tamil Tigers, a police officer and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in the restive northern Sri Lanka, officials said here today.

Raghavendra Beijing, May 13 (PTI) Racing against time, inclement weather and frequent aftershocks, rescuers dug through rubble of toppled schools, factories and houses looking for thousands

Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) Nine PML-N ministers today resigned from the six-week-old PPP-led coalition government over the issue of restoration of judges but both parties kept

Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) The Pakistan government will maintain a minimum credible deterrence and modernise the armed forces to overcome internal and external challenges, Defence Minister Chaudhary

Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif today assured Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that his party would continue to support the PPP-led ruling coalition despite withdrawing

Raghavendra Beijing, May 13 (PTI) The toll from the deadliest quake to hit China in three decades crossed 12,000 today and may go up further with thousands remaining buried under rubble or

Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, May 13 (PTI) Efforts to form a new government in Nepal suffered a jolt today with two leading mainstream political parties setting fresh conditions to join a

Dharam Shourie New York, May 13 (PTI) Outraged by a high school student setting afire a Sikh schoolmate's "patka" in New Jersey, the community has demanded an inquiry into the unprovoked

Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) All the nine PML-N ministers today quit the six-week-old PPP-led Pakistan government over the issue of restoration of judges, but there were signs of

Dharam Shourie New York, May 13 (PTI) India and Sri Lanka enjoy a "very candid and strong" relationship, the Foreign Minister of the island nation said, asserting that a maritime

Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) All the nine PML-N ministers today quit the six-week-old Pakistan government over the issue of restoration of deposed judges, pushing the country into

Beijing, May 13 (PTI) China today said it is ready to accept international aid to handle relief measures in the worst ever earthquake in decades that has left thousands of people dead in its

Beijing, May 13 (PTI) The Chinese government today said there had been no casualties among foreigners in the powerful earthquake that jolted Sichuan province, leaving thousands of people dead and

Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari has convened a meeting of his party's parliamentarians and legislators tomorrow to take stock of the political situation

Raghavendra Chengdu, May 13 (PTI) "I just pray my son is safe and sound. Who cares if the house is ruined", said Chen Hua, a wailing mother as rescuers struggled against time to recover her son from the debris where hundreds of other students remained trapped a day after the killer quake struck the western China.

Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, May 13 (PTI) The US has refused to be drawn into the latest uncertainty in Pakistan following Nawaz Sharif's decision to pull out PML-N ministers from the

Karachi, May 13 (PTI) A Pakistani court today acquitted PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in a case in which he was charged with smuggling artefacts, antiques and other contraband items to

Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said his party will continue talks with PML-N to reverse its decision to quit the federal