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 […]
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz welcomes Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 7, 2021, at Jeddah International Airport, for his remarkable three-day visit to Saudi Arabia. The premier on Friday arrived in Saudi Arabia on a significant, three-day visit after the Crown Prince of Kingdom Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz invited him. Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI […]
QUETTA: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked Governor Balochistan Justice (retd) Amanullah Yasinzai to resign, saying that “this does not in any way reflect on your competence; it is just that the transformed political challenges Pakistan faces at present require change.” “I intend to appoint a new governor in Balochistan and would, therefore, request you to resign;” […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided that it will not be a part of the process to pass a resolution in the National Assembly NA for the expulsion of the French ambassador, it emerged on Tuesday. The government is set to table the resolution in the lower house of the parliament today. But the PPP […]
There is no NCOC for TLP. This unfortunate point was brought home repeatedly in the last three days; as violent cadres of the TLP unleashed mayhem across the length and breadth of the country. In the absence of a National Command and Operations Centre for such situations — recall the centralized control and decisive action […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. Dubbed the “forever war,” the US military onslaught in Afghanistan began in response to September 11, 2001. Terrorist attacks against […]
Another major reshuffle in the federal cabinet is on the cards as Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry. The first information minister of the PTI government is set to get the high-profile portfolio back; it emerged on Sunday. Sources privy to the development told Express-News. That Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed the federal […]
