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Top N.Korean holds rare Washington talks to prepare summit

Dutch top court slaps down Yukos bankruptcy ruling

Top Dutch judges refused Friday to recognise Russia's 2006 bankruptcy ruling of Yukos, in a case involving the transfer of shares from the defunct oil giant to a Russian state company

Committee present report to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan into University of Peshawar unrest

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had a meeting with the parliamentary committee constituted to probe into the incident of University of Peshawar (UoP) and the unrest created in the campus

Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad for attendance of doctors, improving sanitation at hospitals

Expressing annoyance over poor sanitary conditions besides absence of doctors, paramedics and medicines at health facilities, Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Abrar Ahmed Jaffar has given two weeks to health officials to improvise the situation

Prime Minister Office takes notice of negligence by govt organizations in resolution of public complaints

The Prime Minister Office on Friday directed all the federal secretaries and chief secretaries of Punjab and Khyber Pakthunkhwa to issue instructions to all of their sub-ordinate organizations/offices to reopen/revisit all public complaints, lodged through Pakistan Citizens' Portal (PCP)

Russia Enters Top 5 on National Gold Reserves List Surpassing China - Central Bank Data

Russia entered the top five in the world ranking of countries with largest gold reserves, surpassing China, data of the Russian Central Bank revealed on Friday

Economic revival formula of Abu Dhabi Chamber impresses Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan

Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Mahmood Khan while welcoming the revolutionary KP economic revival formula of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce said the same would be taken up with the federal government for implementation at all level

SDPI, RASANAH inks MoU for cooperation in research

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading think tank RASANAH based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to establish and facilitate mutual cooperation in research and advisory initiatives

Foreign Tourists Visit Buddhist Complex in Takht Bhai

The two women tourists from Italy who are now a days on a visit to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday visited the historic Buddhist complex and relics in Takht Bhai at Mardan district

Manto exposed 'vanity' of society thru his writings

Saadat Hasan Manto, considered one of the finest 20th century Urdu writers, exposed vanity of society, especially after independence in 1947

10.4m cotton bales reach ginneries, arrivals down by 7.7pc

As many as 10.456 million bales of seed cotton (phutti) reached ginneries across Pakistan till Jan 15, 2019, registering a shortfall of 7.74 per cent compared with the corresponding period of last year

Construction of new Jeju airport delayed due to protests from residents, activists

The South Korean government's effort to build a new international airport on Jeju Island has been making little headway in the face of stubborn resistance from residents and environmental activists

Cooperation serves best interests of China, U.S. over 40 years of bilateral diplomatic relations

China-U.S. cooperation is not a zero-sum game but a win-win development, and their cooperation is in the best interests of the two countries and therefore their best option, a top Chinese diplomat said here Thursday

Barcelona dominance feels familiar but biggest tests still to come

With half of the season gone, Barcelona own a five-point lead at the top of La Liga, boast two strikers with as many goals as any other team and look on course for their fourth league title in five years

US Soldier Dies After Sustaining injuries in Combat Operation in Afghanistan - Pentagon

A US soldier has died after sustaining injuries in a combat operation earlier this month in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced in a press release on Friday