Pakistan’s diplomatic skills will be tested this week when the European countries will put to vote a resolution against Russia at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In March, Islamabad abstained from voting against Russia, something that drew a strong reaction from the United States and other western countries. Pakistan joined China, India and many […]
OCEAN BEACH, Australia: Almost 200 whales have perished at an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, where Australian rescuers were only able to save a few dozen survivors Thursday (Sep 22). After an arduous, day-long effort in difficult conditions, state wildlife services said just 32 of the 226 beached long-finned pilot […]
Russia is purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to re-energize its offensive in Ukraine, according to recently declassified U.S. intelligence, as Western sanctions begin to choke Moscow’s supply of weapons. The Russian ministry of defense was “in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for […]
Pakistan and China trumpeted their “all weather” friendship after their leaders met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on Friday, but analysts warn that Islamabad’s scramble to extricate itself from an economic crisis could stoke tensions. Both sides’ readouts of the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz […]
Papua New Guineans “from the mountains, valleys and coasts rose up this morning to the news that our queen has been taken to rest by God,” the country’s Prime Minister James Marape declared on the death of the U.K.’s Queen Elizabeth II. “She was the anchor of our Commonwealth, and for PNG we fondly call […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be formally charged with contempt of court on Thursday, September 22, after he failed to submit an unconditional apology in contempt of court proceedings against him for passing controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge, Zeba Chaudhry. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a circular stated that […]
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to be indicted for contempt of court on Thursday — a charge that could land him in prison and disqualify him from politics for five years. Even if he is convicted, however, he and his supporters could remain a thorn in the side of the man who […]
Pakistani singer Aima Baig on Friday announced that she and Shahbaz Shigri have parted ways. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Baazi’ singer has cleared the air over the matter, which was being discussed by fans, when they [fans] came to know that Aima and fiancé Shigri had deleted all their snaps together on Instagram. Sharing a note on […]
After a delay of six days, the government finally notified the revised prices of petroleum products in the early hours of Wednesday, raising the petrol price by Rs1.45. As per the standard procedure, the notification for revised prices is issued around midnight. However, this time, the notification by the Finance Division came two hours late, […]
Nine die of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and malaria in Sindh in the last 24 hours as the crisis overwhelms the country’s health system. Islamabad, Pakistan – Water-borne diseases are a new concern in flood-ravaged Pakistan, with the authorities reporting at least nine such deaths in the last 24 hours, according to government data. All the deaths caused by diarrhoea, […]
