ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asked his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Friday to address the dire situation in the Middle East. Amid a conflict, Israel begins to pound Gaza with artillery and airstrikes. This war has taken more than 120 Palestinian lives. Also, Pakistan promises Saudi Arabia “unwavering support” for […]
LAHORE; PML-N requests a judicial commission from the government to probe the Rawalpindi Ring Road fiasco, which includes over 100 judges from the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Ataullah Tarar, speaking to the media, said that the Rawalpindi Ring Road fiasco is currently the best in town. Many bureaucrats had transferred as a result of the […]
According to a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that Pakistan firmly embraces the Afghan peace process and that a secure, healthy, and peaceful Afghanistan is in the best interests of the country in general and Pakistan in particular (ISPR). As per the media […]
Pakistan announced on Monday that 1,100 of its citizens incarcerated in Saudi Arabia will release Pakistani detainees shortly, following agreements signed with Riyadh on the release of detainees during Prime Minister Imran Khan‘s weekend visit to the Kingdom. Pakistan’s interior minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, told the media in Islamabad that Saudi Arabia was also able […]
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, said on Tuesday that Pakistan will not open negotiations with India. Until New Delhi rolls back its decision to Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. On August 5, 2019, India revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370. It divides the state into two Union territories. “Until India reverses its […]
Israel is a never-sleeping imperial war machine. The unfolding tragedy in Jerusalem has, unsurprisingly, prompted Palestinians to take to the streets in protest. As a result, the short answer to the question, “why?” is clearly, “why not?”, given that each new Israeli day carries with it more Palestinian angst. Israeli takeover, censorship, destruction, bigotry, confiscation […]
According to the Pentagon, a US naval ship fires warning shots after 13 warships from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) of Iran approached it and other American Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. After a relative lull in such encounters over the last year, a US naval ship fires warning shots […]
A top Maldivian official said Saturday that Islamic militants behind ex-assassination president’s, Mohamed Nasheed earlier this week, while police said they had detained two of four suspects. Nasheed, 53, was conscious and no longer required breathing support. According to hospital officials on Saturday, he remains in an intensive care unit following initial life-saving surgeries to […]
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday expressed his support for Iran talks with Saudi Arabia and the US. In a televised address, Hassan Nasrallah said that Iran talks with Saudi Arabia and the US would benefit Tehran and its allies, while also calming regional tensions. Iran is a top backer of Hezbollah. The […]
On Saturday, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) stopped Shehbaz Sharif from traveling abroad despite Lahore High Court Interim Order. Federal Investigation Agency officers told him that his name is still present on the blacklist in their system; they can’t allow him to travel. He said that he got permission from the high court; but officers said […]
