Covering news and developments in the region and globally, with a Pakistani perspective.
WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump on Friday suggested that India and Russia had drifted into China’s orbit after their leaders attended a summit hosted by President Xi Jinping, underscoring his rift with New Delhi and Moscow amid Beijing’s push for a new world order. “Looks like we’ve lost India and […]
KABUL: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend rose sharply on Thursday to more than 2,200, making it the deadliest to hit the country in decades, according to a Taliban government toll. Officials said most of the casualties occurred in Kunar province, where […]
BEIJING: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, with both leaders reaffirming their commitment to further strengthening the Pakistan-China comprehensive strategic partnership. The high-level meeting centred on progress under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The prime minister underscored the importance of accelerating key projects, […]
Iran increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium just before the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, according to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The UN watchdog’s quarterly assessment said Iran’s reserves of uranium enriched up to 60 percent — close to weapons-grade […]
KABUL: Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob has said his country does not want strained relations with Pakistan and seeks to resolve differences through dialogue, stressing that hostility serves neither side’s interests. In an interview with BBC Pashto in Kabul, Yaqoob — the eldest son of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad […]
WASHINGTON: The presence of Russian and North Korean leaders alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday drew sharp reactions from the West, with the European Union (EU) and the United States warning of an emerging challenge to the global order. EU foreign policy […]
Saudi Aramco and Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO have stopped selling crude oil to India’s Nayara Energy following European Union sanctions imposed in July on the Russian-backed refiner, industry sources said. The suspension of supplies by the two Gulf exporters has left Nayara, majority-owned by Russian entities including oil major […]
BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment to deepening ties with Pakistan, expressing the need to expand cooperation across multiple sectors during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. President Putin recalled his previous meeting with the […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday reiterated his country’s full support for Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded Beijing’s unwavering backing for Islamabad’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and socioeconomic development. The two leaders met at the Great Hall of the People following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council […]
ISLAMABAD: A powerful earthquake late Sunday night shook Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Tajikistan, with Afghan officials reporting hundreds of casualties and widespread destruction. According to the US Geological Survey, the 6.0-magnitude quake struck near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, at a depth of 8 kilometres around 12:17am. A second tremor measuring 4.5 was […]
