TOKYO: Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sunday ledJapan’s first state-backed ceremony to mark the return of its sovereignty in 1952 following its defeat in World War II. The move may be regarded warily by neighbouringChinaandSouth Koreawhich are suspicious of signs of rising nationalism ...

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday took up the thorny drone attacks issue with US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson and conveyed sentiments of the Pakistani nation over illegal drone strikes.Credible diplomatic told TheNation that Hina Khar was upset over lack of US ...

A three-member Supreme Court bench Thursday heard the petition about the role of media.The counsel of the petitioner Sardar Ghazi read to the court an ISPR press release and a statement by Hussain Haqanni.In his remarks the CJP said that Constitution of Pakistan gives protection to army and ...

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said recent leadership change in Pakistan has offered for the "first time" a hope of winning the "war on terror" and called for a joint assault on extremist "sanctuaries" along their common border. He also asked the United States to ...