PESHAWAR: At least 15 suspected militants were killed on Wednesday during airstrikes conducted by military fighter jets in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan tribal Agency. According to military sources, at least 15 suspected militants, including two key commanders belonging … read more
LONDON: US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Dan Feldman has said that Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif’s meetings with the US civil and military leadership have been “very, very constructive” and Pakistan’s military chief … read more
Pakistan on June 15 launched a military operation against militants in the troubled North Waziristan agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). Get all the updates of the operation, code-named Zarb-e-Azb, here. All stories relating to Zarb-e-Azb can be found … read more
SINGAPORE: Crude prices fell in Asia Tuesday but losses were curbed as dealers took a breather after days of sharp sell-offs following OPEC´s decision to hold output levels despite global oversupply. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery … read more
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.62 percent lower on Tuesday on early profit-taking following a decline in US bourses and a stronger yen. Moody´s Investors Service downgraded Japan´s sovereign debt rating by one notch to A1 from Aa3 on Monday, but … read more