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Indians are exchanging 2,000-rupee ($24 ;£19) notes at banks as the country aims to withdraw the currency from circulation.The note was introduced in 2016 after the Indian government withdrew 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.PM Narendra Modi's decision was s...

The prominent journalist and supporter of ex-PM Imran Khan was detained by the Pakistani police, but the authorities then failed to present him in court.Imran Riaz, a well-known TV anchor and YouTuber, was among thousands of Imran Khan supporters who ...

Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said that holding of G20 meeting in Srinagar has proven a great diplomatic setback for India due to refusal of a number of important countries to attend it.In a statement, he said ...

The government and opposition have been trading barbs over the inauguration of India's new parliament building.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate it on on 28 May.Opposition leaders have accused the government of "constitutional impropri...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to take all possible steps to provide relief to the common man in the next fiscal year's budget.He was chairing a high-level meeting about the preparation of the budget for ...

The National Assembly was informed today that the government is giving special emphasis on promotion of quality education at the grass-root level.Responding to a calling attention notice, Minister for Federal Education Rana Tanveer Hussain assured to ...

Special Representative of the United Kingdom on Afghanistan Andy McCoubrey called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad on Tuesday.They discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan and reaffirmed the desire for pea...