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Islamabad, Feb 18: Pakistan will confer its highest civilian honour on the Saudi crown prince on Monday, a day after he signed investment deals worth $20 billion on the first stop of an Asian tour clouded by his alleged role in the grisly murder of a dissident journalist. President Arif Alvi will award Mohammad bin Salman the Nishan-e-Pakistan (Order of Pakistan), the foreign office said in a

California, Feb 18: A man was arrested in the US on charges of hate crime after he allegedly punched a Sikh clerk and threw hot coffee on him at a shop in California, believing that the victim was a Muslim. According to the store's CCTV footage, the man dressed in black and identified as John Crain, entered the 7-Eleven convenience store in Marysville at around 2 am on February 13. Moments later

Riyadh, Feb 17: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday at the start of his tour of South Asia and China, but the visit risks being overshadowed by escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The trip comes days after a suicide bomber killed 49 Indian paramilitary police in the Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi has accused Pakistan of having a hand in

New Delhi, Feb 16: The international community has extended support to India following the dreaded Pulwama terror attack which claimed the lives of nearly 40 CRPF personnel in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. As many as 48 countries condemned the ghastly terror attack that shook the nation on Thursday. White House released a statement condemning the "heinous terrorist attack" by a Pakistan

Washington, Feb 16: The U.S. on Friday asked Pakistan to freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets of the UNSC-designated terrorist networks and their leaders. It also said it fully supports actions to prevent the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed from conducting future attacks . Pakistan-based JeM has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on

Chicago, Feb 16: Five people were killed and multiple police officers shot Friday when a gunman opened fire in an industrial area on the outskirts of Chicago, the latest mass shooting to hit the United States. The shooting took place at approximately 1:28 pm (1928 GMT), at a giant manufacturing complex in Aurora, Illinois -- a small suburb 65 kilometers west of central Chicago. Police said

Washington, Feb 16: US National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Friday that America supports India’s right to self-defense. Bolton telephoned Doval Friday morning to express his condolences for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and offered the US' full support to India in confronting terrorism. "I told Ajit Doval today that we support India’s right to

Islamabad, Feb 16: Pakistan on Friday said the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the country was delayed by a day. The crown prince was scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday on a two-day visit. However, the arrival has been rescheduled and now he would arrive on Sunday, the Foreign Office said without divulging the reason for the change. It further said the crown prince

Feb 15: The United States condemned the Kashmir terror attack that took place on Thursday in "the strongest terms", and called on "all countries...to deny safe haven and support for terrorists". Saudi Arabia also expressed its horror and condemned the bombings that targetted the Indian police convoy in Jammu and Kashmir. Other reactions and condemnations from around the world have been pouring in

Washington, Feb 15: US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order declaring a national emergency, which will empower him to fund the construction of a massive wall along the US-Mexico border to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country and curb drug smuggling. The move would help Mr. Trump get $5.6 billion for the construction of the wall that, he has asserted, is essential for