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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 […]
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Monday urged BRICS nations to reject all forms of trade protectionism and defend multilateral cooperation, in remarks seen as a pointed rebuke to US tariff policies that have widened since Donald Trump began his second term. Addressing a virtual BRICS summit, Xi stressed the need […]
KATHMANDU: At least 16 protesters were killed and scores injured on Monday when Nepal police clashed with demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the lifting of a sweeping social media ban and stronger action against corruption. Thousands of mostly young protesters had gathered near parliament, chanting slogans and waving the national flag, […]
ISLAMABAD: In a major development for Pakistan’s mining sector, companies from Pakistan and the United States on Monday signed agreements on critical minerals development and processing — a venture expected to bring in technology transfer, investment, and new jobs. The deal was inked between the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and […]
