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PARIS: A lawmaker from the ruling party of French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of racism after she led a walkout at the country’s national assembly in protest at the presence of a Muslim student union representative wearing a headscarf. In a controversial move earlier this week, lawmakers from …

NEW YORK: The United Nations secretary-general says “uncertainty” prevents him from taking any action on a US declaration that all UN sanctions have been reinstated against Iran. “There would appear to be uncertainty whether or not the process … was indeed initiated,” Antonio Guterres said on Saturday in a letter …

ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on Islamabad today where the stage is set for a much-hyped gathering of the opposition leaders aimed at devising a strategy to oust the PTI-led coalition government. A day earlier, it was announced that sup­reme leader of the PML-N and deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif would …

LAHORE: Punjab Police’s special teams have failed to arrest the key suspect, Abid Ali, even after more than 10 days have passed since two armed men allegedly gang-raped a woman stranded on the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway with her children before robbing her. The deputy inspector-general (DIG) of police for investigations, Shahzada …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has given the nod to the preparation of a law for cutting down his own and the president’s perks and privileges. The premier has directed his Dr Babar Awan, his adviser on parliamentary affairs, to work on the draft of the bill and table it …

KABUL: The Afghan air force conducted multiple strikes on Taliban positions on Saturday that killed more than 30 insurgent fighters, officials said, as President Ashraf Ghani once again called for a ceasefire. The Taliban claimed the strike had killed nearly two dozen civilians including women and children in the latest …

ISLAMABAD: During the tax year 2018, Karachi remains the top taxpaying city followed by Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and then Faisalabad, The News Reported on Saturday. According to tax analysis carried out by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the tax year 2018 on the basis of a city-wise breakup, …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday participated in the opening ceremony of multinational military exercises in Russia’s Astrakhan region, the Inter-Services Public Relations said. A contingent of 20 Pakistani commandos took part in the opening ceremony of Kavkaz-2020. The military drills, which will be held from Sept 21-26 aim to assess ability …

LAHORE: A suspect in the motorway gang rape case surrendered before the Lahore Police on Sunday and claimed that he was not involved in the highway incident. Waqarul Hassan was among the two suspects identified by the Punjab government on Saturday for their involvement in the heinous crime which has …

KARACHI: Allama Dr Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi has passed away at the age of 76 here in the city, his close friends said Sunday, after suffering a cardiac arrest. The respected cleric was shifted to a private hospital in Karachi, reports said, after suffering a heart attack late Saturday. His …