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Islamabad, Dec 24: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case while acquitting him in the Flagship Investments corruption case in the high-profile Panama Papers scandal. Accountability Court II Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik announced the verdict in the two remaining corruption cases

Paris, Dec 24: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. In an abrupt policy shift, Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies. "I very deeply regret the decision

Jakarta, Dec 24: At least 281 people have been killed and 584 injured with more than 10000 rendered homeless when a Tsunami struck off the Sunda Strait of Western Indonesia between Java and Sumatra destroying 611 housing units, 69 hotels, 60 shops and completely damaging 420 boats. Indonesia had not even recuperated from the recent havoc done by the earthquake, a major tragedy has again jolted the

Islamabad, Dec 23: Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi will celebrate Christmas under guard, despite being cleared of the blasphemy charges that kept her in jail since 2010. Bibi -- a former labourer who was on death row for eight years -- remains a prime target in conservative Muslim-majority Pakistan, with extremists calling for her blood and the government refusing to reveal her location out of fear

Washington, Dec 23: The US government was partially shut down early on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that Congress assign USD 5 billion for a wall along the border with Mexico. After failing to strike a budget deal on Friday, congressional leaders and the White Housepledged to keep talking through the weekend in search of a deal to end the shutdown ahead of the

New Delhi, Dec 23: What is unique about a cornerstone inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in Karachi in 1934? It is one of the few relics related to Gandhi that has stood the test of time in Pakistan. The plaque of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce still greets onlookers as a reminder of another era, a time when a robust nationalist vision was sweeping through India - from Karachi to Mysore, Peshawar to

Lahore, Dec 23: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he will "show" the Narendra Modi government "how to treat minorities", amidst controversy over Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on mob violence in India. Shah finds himself at the centre of a major controversy over his remarks on the spate of mob lynching cases in India following the killing of a policeman in Uttar

Kathmandu, Dec 22: Twenty-three people died while 14 others sustained injuries when a college bus carrying students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into a gorge in western Nepal, police said on Saturday. The rescuers have recovered 19 male bodies and four female from the incident site, Kathmandu post reported. The injured are receiving treatment at the Kohalpur Medical

Khartoum, Dec 21: Agitation resulting from soaring prices of bread and fuel claimed the lives of eight people across Sudan, local media reported on Thursday (local time). Emergency was imposed in the city of Gadarif, where six people were reportedly killed in clashes with the police. Furthermore, in Atbara city in eastern Sudan, two protesters died after police lobbed tear gas shells to disperse

Peshawar, Dec 20: A local court adjourned hearing into a defamation suit filed by former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), MPA Fauzia Bibi against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan due to his lawyer’s failure to turn up. Additional district and sessions judge Shah Waliullah Hamid Hashmi fixed January 3 for the next hearing observing that the court will hear arguments about a request of Mr Imran to