Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani carpenter working in Saudi Arabia, says he deeply regrets his decision to illegally send his 13-year-old son to Europe.
"The agents had sent dozens of boys from the village to Greece and Italy," he says. "My son, who was (...)
Pakistan on Thursday denounced new US sanctions on the country's ballistic missile program as "discriminatory" that put the region's peace and security at risk, according to the Associated Press news agency.
Pakistan's foreign ministry warned in a (...)
ISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan welcomed Shoura Council Speaker Dr. Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh and his accompanying delegation during an official visit to Islamabad.
At the meeting's outset, Al Al-Sheikh conveyed to the Pakistani (...)
An Indian woman who says she was trafficked to Pakistan more than two decades ago has finally returned home — 18 months after her grandson spotted her in a YouTube video. Hamida Banu said she had spent the last 22 years "as a living corpse", trapped (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to consuls general-designate to a number of countries in a ceremony held at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday.
The newly (...)
A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons, as he accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday.
"Imagine this: there are 4,000 nuclear warheads that could (...)
Supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan have been pushed back by security forces after reaching the heart of the heavily-barricaded capital earlier on Tuesday.
The convoy of opposition protesters has been marching towards (...)
Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a day after marching on central Islamabad.
Protesters had vowed not to leave the capital until Khan's release. (...)
Tens of thousands of protesters are closing in on Pakistan's capital Islamabad as part of nationwide protests calling for the release of former prime minister Imran Khan.
Authorities have enforced a security lockdown for the last two days to block (...)
A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has (...)
All primary schools in Delhi will close due to worsening air pollution, officials have announced.
In a post on X, the Indian capital's chief minister, Atishi Marlena Singh, said classes will move online until further notice due to a thick smog that (...)
People in India's capital Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to severe levels in the city.
Delhi and its neighboring cities are experiencing pollution levels that are at least 30-35 times the safe limit (...)
Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery.
A huge cloud of gray smog blankets Pakistan's Punjab province and stretches out east into (...)
MAKKAH — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Muslim World League (MWL) headquarters in Makkah on Tuesday. MWL Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Islamic Scholars Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa received Sharif and his (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has condemned the terrorist attack on a train station in Balochistan province, southwestern Pakistan, which resulted in multiple casualties.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its rejection of all forms of violence and (...)
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, according to officials.
The attack occurred (...)
Once regarded as a safe haven for refugees, Kenya is slowly becoming a hostile place for some of those seeking protection from political persecution and war, rights groups say.
Their concerns come after masked men abducted at gunpoint four Turkish (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Asim Munir at his office in Riyadh on Wednesday.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and opportunities for further (...)
The 8th annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) officially commenced at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, bringing together global leaders, visionary innovators, and influential investors to explore the theme "Infinite Horizons: (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has implemented 15 projects totaling $39.114 million as part of its commitment to combating polio in less developed countries.
Ten of these projects were executed in nations such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, (...)
For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity.
But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly showcased just how far it has come.
Top leaders from 36 countries, as well as the UN (...)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan underscored the need for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide dedicated and comprehensive assistance to address the challenges facing countries affected by conflicts.
He made the (...)
Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses last month, underscoring the challenges they face in eradicating one of the world's most intractable diseases.
Pakistani (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Professional Accreditation Program, launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, has so far verified the skills and accredited more than 209,500 workers in various professions covering over 1,000 occupations (...)
A Bangladeshi court has ordered an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was ousted by mass protests.
Hasina is wanted by Bangladesh's International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) for her alleged (...)
