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Islamabad, Aug 21: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday came out in support of Navjot Singh Sidhu who is embroiled in a controversy after attending his oath-taking ceremony, saying those who are criticising the Punjab minister are doing a great disservice to peace in the subcontinent. Sidhu had attended the event in Pakistan on August 18. He was slammed by the Opposition and earned

Islamabad, Aug 20: Downplaying Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's speech in the National Assembly, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah on Sunday said that Mr Khan's address did not match the stature of a premier of the country. Mr Shah was quoted by Dunya News as saying, "Ostensibly, Khan's speech gives the impression that India's Lalu Yadav is his political mentor." In his

Islamabad, Aug 19: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced his Cabinet comprising 21 members, the majority of whom previously held key posts in the regime of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Out of the 21 names announced, 16 will be ministers while five others will perform their duties as advisers to the prime minister, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) spokesman

Islamabad, Aug 18: Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday hoped that his friend Imran Khan's accession to the prime minister's post will be good for Pakistan-India peace process. Wearing a blue suit and a pink turban, Sidhu was among the special guests present at Khan's oath taking ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in Islamabad today. Pakistan Army chief

Islamabad, Aug 18: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday took oath as the 22nd Prime Minister of the country at the President House here. The oath-taking ceremony was administered by Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain. The ceremony was attended by former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who arrived in Pakistan yesterday. On Friday, Khan was elected as the

Jakarta, Aug 18: Indonesian police has killed dozens of petty criminals in a massive crackdown against them, ahead of the 18th edition of the Asian Games that begins today. According to a report by the Amnesty International, 31 people died in police raids between January and August this year in Jakarta and Palembang, the two host cities of the Asian Games. The report also revealed that 77 people

New York, Aug 17: A Sikh man has been stabbed to death at his store in New Jersey, the third such incident of targeting the Sikh community in the United States in the last three weeks. Terlok Singh was discovered dead by his cousin yesterday in his store with an apparent stab wound in the chest. The Essex County Prosecutor's office is calling the incident a homicide, according to a report in

Islamabad, Aug 17: Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was elected as Pakistan's new prime minister today after he defeated veteran politician Shahbaz Sharif in a one-sided election in the National Assembly. The election for the top post became just a formality after the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with 54 seats abstained from voting following a rift over Sharif's

Islamabad, Aug 17: Pakistan government and top leaders have paid respects to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the former Indian prime minister contributed to bringing "a change" in bilateral ties and remained a key supporter of regional cooperation for development. Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan also expressed condolences over Vajpayee's demise, saying his efforts for India-Pakistan peace will

Sydney, Aug 15: Australian Senator Fraser Anning on Wednesday compared Muslims to poisonous jelly beans", following his "racist" maiden speech in the Senate seeking immigration restrictions based on race. Anning, from the conservative Katter's Australian Party, advocated a return to White Australia policy and called for migration bans on Muslims in his speech in Parliament on Tuesday. Prime