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Islamabad, Jul 27: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Thursday that he envisioned a Medina-like Islamic welfare state, which will be sympathetic towards widows and the weaker sections of society. In his first public address since his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the general election, Mr. Khan shared his vision for Pakistan and pledged to

Jul 27: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday claimed victory in the general elections after his party emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly with its candidates winning 86 seats and leading in 34 others, amid rival political parties' claim of "blatant" rigging. Jailed former PM Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won 43 seats and was

Islamabad, July 26: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and Pakistan's Prime Minister-in-waiting, Imran Khan, on Thursday laid the roadmap for his country's development and governance while spelling out his priorities in foreign policy in his maiden speech after the elections in Pakistan. While the final results are yet to be announced by the Pakistan's Election Commission, Khan with 120 seats

Islamabad, Jul 26: Tumultuous street celebrations erupted in Pakistan after trends showed that Imran Khan-led PTI was leading other political parties by a wide margin in the general election marred by violence and allegations of rigging. According to latest trends, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was leading on 110 seats, followed by the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of jailed leader Nawaz

Quetta/ Pakistan, Jul 25: At least 28 people were killed and 35 wounded in a suicide attack on a polling station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, officials said, as millions voted in a nationwide election Wednesday. "(The bomber) was trying to enter the polling station. When police tried to stop him he blew himself up," a local administration official in Quetta, Hashim Ghilzai, told

Islamabad, Jul 25: Polls opened Wednesday in a tense, unpredictable Pakistani election that could be former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan's best shot at power, after a campaign marred by allegations of military interference and a series of deadly attacks. The first voter to enter a polling station in the eastern city of Lahore was a woman, an AFP reporter there saw. More than nine million new

New Delhi, July 24: US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday walked away when he was asked about an update on David Headley, who is reportedly in ICU after being attacked in a prison in the United States. The Pakistani-American terrorist was jailed in the US for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. However, according to reports, Headley is now fighting for his life after being

Bangkok, Jul 24: Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly constructed hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed, sending flash floods surging through six villages, state media reported Tuesday. Communist Laos is traversed by a vast network of rivers and there are several dams being built or are planned in the impoverished and landlocked country, which

Singapore, Jul 24: A strong global economy and rising oil prices are expected to push up the cost of air travel in 2019, with fares seen rising 2.6 percent and hotel rates up 3.7 percent, although there are downside risks from a trade war, according to an industry forecast. In some countries, including India, New Zealand, Norway, Germany and Chile, airfares are expected to rise by more than 7

Kigali, Jul 24: India has extended USD 200 million credit to Rwanda for its economic development, signed a defence cooperation agreement and will soon open a High Commission here as part of New Delhi's efforts to bolster the strategic partnership with the fast-developing East African country. The announcements came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rwanda, the first by an Indian prime