Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended the execution of a prominent dissident journalist based in France and captured by Iran last year, saying the death sentence passed on Ruhollah Zam was carried out lawfully. European countries “have the right to comment, but Zam was executed upon a court’s ruling,” Rouhani told a televised news conference, noting […]
NEW DELHI: Leaders of protesting Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Monday against agricultural reforms they say threaten their livelihoods, stepping up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to withdraw the legislation. Farmers have been demonstrating for nearly three weeks against the deregulation of the agriculture sector that will allow them to […]
Hackers broke into the networks of the Treasury and Commerce Departments as part of a months-long global cyber espionage campaign revealed Sunday, just days after the prominent cyber security firm FireEye said it had been breached in an attack that industry experts said bore the hallmarks of Russian tradecraft. In response to what may be […]
Several people were stabbed in the United States capital, Washington DC, on Saturday night after day-long protests by the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump who refuses to accept the results of the Nov 3 elections. Earlier on Saturday, the head of the Republican Party in Texas suggested forming a union of pro-Trump states to […]
The United States green-lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine late on Friday, paving the way for millions of vulnerable people to receive their shots in the world’s hardest-hit country. President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter; where he hailed the news as a “medical miracle” and said the first immunizations would take place “in […]
ISLAMABAD: British airline Virgin Atlantic commenced its operations in Pakistan on Friday, becoming the latest international airline to start serving passengers in the country. The first flight arrived in Islamabad earlier today and was received on the tarmac by Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari and British High Commissioner Christian Turner. Speaking […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Hafeez Shaikh as the federal minister for finance, while Sheikh Rashid was handed the interior ministry portfolio in yet another cabinet shakeup. Rashid has been replaced by Azam Swati as the railway’s minister while retired Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah; who earlier held the interior ministry portfolio; has been appointed as […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson invited strong criticism from members of the UK parliament. After he termed the ongoing protests by Indian farmers as a matter between India and Pakistan. However, during the question and answer hour in the UK parliament on Wednesday. Johnson was responding to a question by Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi […]
ISLAMABAD: India is once again preparing to destroy peace in the region by starting a false flag operation against Pakistan in a bid to divert attention from internal and external pressures that it faced following its embarrassing defeat in Ladakh and Do Kalam. According to credible sources, India is preparing for an attack on the […]
South Africa cricket team will tour Pakistan early next year after a period of 14 years to play two ICC World Test Championship fixtures and three Twenty20 Internationals, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday. The Proteas will first come to Karachi on January 16; where they will start the tour off with the […]
