ISLAMABAD: Hoping for rapprochement after a year of terror attacks and anger, India and Pakistan may convene a Permanent Indus Commission meeting during the coming months after such talks under Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was suspended last September following terror strikes on the Army camp in Uri. Following the successful backdoor diplomacy, the Indus Water Commissioners of Pakistan and India agreed to […]
KARACHI: A relentless rally in global equity markets has come to a screeching halt of late as investor fears materialized over stock valuations. With coronavirus infection rates rising and the virus mutating in addition to delays throughout the vaccine supply chain, particularly in third world countries, an uneven recovery can at best be expected in […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Saturday it will be making use of a controversial anti-terror law to deal with religious extremism; that will see the detention of suspects for up to two years for “deradicalization”. Also, the government aims to outlaw the burqa; formalizing a temporary ban imposed in April 2019 after deadly bomb attacks […]
The construction work on five mega projects in Lahore worth Rs. 20.5 billion is expecting to begin in April. Currently, the process of qualification of contractors, bidding process, the award of contracts, and transfers of fu by the end of April. The five projects to be launch next month are: A flyover at Sheranwala Gate […]
After the PTI’s candidate for the Islamabad general seat in Senate, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, lost to the Pakistan Democratic Movement nominee Yousuf Raza Gillani, in a major upset for the government, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced he will seek a vote of confidence from the parliament on Saturday. The bold move has led many who […]
India’s status has been downgraded to “Partly Free” from its previous Ranking of “Free”; by a US 🇺🇸 Govt Funded think tank Freedom House in its Latest report; Freedom in the World 2021, Aljazeera Reported. Under Modi, India appears to have abandoned its potential to serve as a Global Democratic Leader, elevating Marrow Hindu nationalist […]
President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, has asked Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman), Syed Tahir Shahbaz, to further strengthen the Institution of Ombudsman. The President has directed the federal Ombudsman to employ modern technology to effectively and efficiently redress the complaints against the maladministration of government agencies. He emphasized the need for increasing the outreach of […]
Oil slips on fears over higher OPEC supply Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as expectations, that top producer would agree to raise oil supply in a meeting this week weighed on sentiment, already hit by concerns over slowing Chinese demand. Brent crude dropped $0.14, or 0.2%, to $63.55 a barrel by 1145 GMT, after losing […]
Mass street protests are back in Algeria and the government is nervous. Cries of “Algeria, free, democratic” have once again been heard as thousands from all walks of life thronged to Kherrata, a town 200km (120 miles) east of the capital, Algiers, on Tuesday. When the anti-government movement, known as the Hirak, started almost exactly […]
ROME — The Vatican said Friday it expects a deficit of nearly 50 million euros ($60.7 million) this year because of pandemic-related losses, a figure that grows to 80 million euros ($97 million) when donations from the faithful are excluded. The Vatican released a summary of its 2021 budget that was approved by Pope Francis […]
