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NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, who is in New York to attend the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, held a bilateral meeting on Monday with His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait. The meeting was described as warm […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, participated in consultations hosted by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in New York today. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Jordan and […]
Britain, Canada, and Australia on Sunday formally recognised the State of Palestine, a coordinated move aimed at reviving momentum for a two-state solution but one that risks deepening tensions with Israel and the United States. The announcement brings the three nations in line with nearly 140 countries worldwide that support […]
LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday lauded the role of Overseas Pakistanis, calling them “national heroes” and the “backbone of Pakistan’s economy,” during a major community gathering in London. The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, and Federal Minister […]
RIYADH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to the Kingdom, pledging to treat aggression against either state as aggression against both. The pact was inked following talks between Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi […]
WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times, four of its journalists, and publisher Penguin Random House, accusing them of defamation and reputational harm, according to court filings in Florida. The suit, announced Monday, cites several New York Times articles and a […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens through a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, Amnesty International alleged in a report released Tuesday. The rights watchdog said Pakistan’s surveillance network, built with Chinese and Western technology, is one of the most comprehensive outside […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that Pakistan, Algeria and Somalia had requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation following an Israeli air strike on Doha, the capital of Qatar. In a post on X, Dar reiterated […]
KATHMANDU: More than 13,500 prisoners have escaped from jails across Nepal during violent anti-government protests this week, police confirmed on Wednesday. “Three policemen died yesterday and more than 13,500 prisoners have escaped from jails across the country,” Nepal Police spokesman Binod Ghimire told AFP. The unrest, described as the worst […]
Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Tuesday after Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned, following days of violent anti-corruption protests that defied an indefinite curfew and left 19 people dead. Oli’s aide, Prakash Silwal, confirmed to Reuters that the prime minister submitted his resignation hours after security forces failed […]