Category: 3. World

KATHMANDU: A three-year-old party led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shahlooked set to sweep Nepal’s general election on Friday, trouncing established rivals in a result analysts likened to a “tsunami”.

Thirty-five-year-old Shah and…

WASHINGTON: A narrow vote in the House on Thursday rejecting limits on presidential war powers highlighted a growing clash between President Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict with Iran and Congress’s constitutional authority over…

LAHORE/BAHAWALPUR: The impact of the ongoing US/Israel-Iran war amid closure of the Strait of Hormuz for passing of all types of ships has started affecting oil supplies in Pakistan and other countries.

The situation in Lahore was observed…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka denounced the toll of the Mideast fighting, as the nation opened its arms on Thursday to over 200 Iranian sailors who sought help after a deadly torpedo strike on another of Iran’s ships.

The crew were brought ashore and…

• Tel Aviv’s brutal offensive kills 217,…

• ‘Cooperation’ with UK authorities has kept Islamabad off visa ban list so far
• Rejection rate of asylum claims by Pakistanis at 70pc, but very few deportations
• Shadow home secy pushes for tougher measures

LONDON: As the UK bans visas…

LAHORE:The ongoing United States, Israel, and Iran conflict can significantly impact global economies with a prolonged war triggering a global energy crisis and even pushing the United States toward a financial crisis, while Iran’s weakening…

Saudi Arabia has intensified direct engagement with Iran to help contain a war in the Middle East, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing several European officials, as the Iranian campaign against the Gulf Arab states has continued to…