Washington (Web Desk) Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year for the social platform. “That’s not the plan,” Zuckerberg told CNN Business when asked if he would consider stepping down as chairman. He also defended Facebook chief operating …

Ottawa (Web Desk) In a fiscal update on Wednesday Canada’s finance minister ditched a promise to balance the budget next year, and instead rolled out measures to help companies compete with the United States. The delivery of Can$17.6 billion (US$13.3 billion) in new spending and forgone revenue over six years …

Canberra (Web Desk) Australia selectors have drafted in uncapped Marcus Harris, recalled Peter Handscomb and picked Usman Khawaja subject to fitness in a bid to bolster the batting stocks in a 14-man squad for the first two tests against India next month. There was intense conjecture about the composition of …

Kabul (Web Desk) The Taliban have denied involvement in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital that killed at least 55 people. Tuesday’s attack, which targeted a gathering of hundreds of clerics at a wedding hall in Kabul, bore the hallmarks of a local Islamic State (IS) affiliate, which has …

Islamabad (Web Desk) As the country celebrated Eid-i-Miladun Nabi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the nation to make a “firm pledge that it will follow [the] life of Holy Prophet (PBUH) in true spirit whilst rising above any petty interests”. “He [PM Khan] urged countrymen to promote unity, …

Islamabad (Web Desk) The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said that thousands of Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan for Baba Guru Nanak’s 549th birth anniversary celebrations, set to commence in Nankana Sahib. This year, Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary coincides with Eid-i-Miladun Nabi — the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) …

Washington (Web Desk) Peace talks aimed at ending the war in Yemen have been set for early December in Sweden, between Huthi rebels and the UN-recognised government, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday. He said the Saudis and United Arab Emirates — who have militarily backed President Abedrabbo …

Kulalampur (Web Desk) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday unveiled his government’s four-pronged strategy to pull Pakistan out of its “quagmire of loans”. The prime minister, while addressing the Pakistani community in Malaysia where he is currently on a two-day official visit, said that the government was committed to uplift …

Islamabad (Web Desk) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who is in the United Kingdom for a week-long visit, has said that construction of dams is imperative for Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. The chief justice while, talking to British parliamentarians of Pakistani origin in London, said …

Lahore (Web Desk) Noted poet and prose writer Fahmida Riaz passed away on Wednesday evening in Lahore. She was 72. The eminent progressive writer, who was also hailed by many as the pioneer in feminist literature, had been suffering from illness for the past few months. Her funeral will be …