PM Shehbaz arrived in London on the invitation of British government, to represent Pakistan at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which would be held on September 19, announced the Foreign Office. David Gordon-MacLeod, Special Representative of the British Foreign Secretary, received the prime minister at the airport. Accompanying the prime minister as […]
Pakistan is in a political and economic depth spiral that could push it over the same cliff as Sri Lanka, as internal conflict, regional instability, and global uncertainty all threaten the survival of the state. Pakistan has struggled to recover from the pandemic and is now grappling with another spike in COVID-19 cases. But the […]
The worst floods in memory may have occasioned a reset in relations, but Imran Khan could still prove a spoiler. As millions of Pakistanis reel from the worst floods in living memory, national and international humanitarian rescue and relief efforts have coincided with a notable political development: a slow-but-steady resumption of high-level contact between Pakistan and the […]
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif will be leaving for Uzbekistan tomorrow for a two-day visit, to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), it was reported on Wednesday. Leaders of the SCO member countries and observer states as well as heads of the SCO organizations and […]
Ukraine says it has retaken more than 1,000 sq km (385 sq miles) of territory in its south and east from Russia in the last week. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the area had been “liberated” as part of a counter-offensive since 1 September. More than 20 villages in the Kharkiv region have also been recaptured, […]
North Korea has passed a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state, according to state news agency KCNA. The country’s leader Kim Jong-un called the decision “irreversible” and ruled out the possibility of any talks on denuclearisation, it said. The law also enshrines the country’s right to use a pre-emptive nuclear strike to […]
PESHAWAR: Unidentified armed men attacked the convoy of JUI-F leader and mayor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district Saddam Hussain Betni, resulting in the martyrdom of four police personnel on Friday, officials said. District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmed Khan said that two policemen were also injured during the attack. The martyred personnel were identified as Imran, […]
Pakistan has received some good news ahead of their grand final against Sri Lanka in the T20 Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday that pacer Shahnawaz Dahani, who sustained a leg injury during Pakistan’s group-stage clash against Hong Kong, got fit before the mega final. Dahani practised bowling […]
Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report. According to the report, […]
King Charles III, as he is now known, automatically became the head of the monarchy the moment his mother Queen Elizabeth II died. Aged 73, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history The British royal family are constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but when it comes to the Middle East […]