Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a “robust” arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country’s military, amid tension with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. “The time has come to reinforce the armed forces these initiatives constitute a robust programme that will become a national shield,” Mitsotakis said in a keynote address on […]
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the economy was now moving forward on the right path after gaining stability due to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s prudent and timely policies. He expressed these views while addressing a meeting of the business community organized by the Overseas […]
Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalize their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. “The second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days,” he tweeted. For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian dispute […]
I warmly welcome the announcement regarding the commencement of Intra-Afghan Negotiations on 12 September 2020. Finally, our combined efforts have brought forth the day that the Afghan people have been yearning for. For more than 40 years, Afghans have suffered from continued conflict and bloodshed. Pakistan has endured the fall-out — reflected in the incidence […]
PM of Pakistan, Imran Khan has been declared best politician globally for successfully fighting against Covid-19. The list released by the British news outlet, Asian World, ranked 10 politicians from across the globe who had worked hard to overcome the effects of the virus against their citizens. Prime Minister Imran Khan topped among the list […]
Microsoft Corp MSFT.O recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to four people briefed on the matter. The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washington-based SKDKnickerbocker, a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent […]
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif informed the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday that it was not possible for him to return to Pakistan and surrender, a private TV channel reported. The PML-N supremo informed the court of his inability to return through a review petition against the IHC’s order that had directed him to surrender […]
ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Wednesday has indicted former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani in Toshakhana reference. The accountability court during the proceedings has declared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) founder and former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif as proclaimed offender over his continuous absence from the court. The […]
Prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was detained by Belarusian authorities on Tuesday, a border official said, after thwarting what a Ukrainian government minister described as an attempt to expel her from Belarus. A Ukrainian news agency said the activist had deliberately ripped up her passport so that Ukrainian border officials would not be able to […]
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Defense Pervez Khattak said Pakistan considered Saudi Arabia as a confident and trustworthy friend and would like to continue this friendship with the same space and momentum. The minister stated this during a meeting with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malik who was called […]
