SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a 10-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol over offences linked to his attempt to impose martial law last year. Yoon briefly suspended civilian rule on December 3, 2024 — the first such move in more than four decades — triggering […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday in the biggest trial yet linked to the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, a ruling that could have far-reaching political consequences in Malaysia. The verdict was delivered by Judge Collin Lawrence […]
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Pakistan on his first official visit on Friday. Upon arrival at Pakistan Air Force Nur Khan Air Base, the visiting dignitary was accorded a 21-gun salute. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, […]
WEB DESK: Federal Minister for Planning and senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal briefly dropped out of a live television interview on Thursday when his video link abruptly cut, before returning moments later to reassure viewers that “all is well”. During the interruption, a voice could be heard saying, “shut this […]
WEB DESK: A helicopter crashed on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the country’s civil aviation authority said on Thursday, while local media reported that the aircraft was on a medical rescue mission. According to Tanzania National Parks, those killed included a Tanzanian guide and doctor, a Zimbabwean pilot, and […]
RAWALPINDI: The Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman, Rear Admiral Saif Bin Nasser Bin Mohsin Al Rahbi, called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf at Naval Headquarters in Islamabad on Wednesday, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. During the meeting, both sides discussed matters of […]
ISLAMABAD: United Arab Emirates President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will undertake an official visit to Pakistan on December 26, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said this would be Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s first visit to Pakistan since […]
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army’s top leadership has expressed firm resolve that no malicious interest, political or otherwise, aimed at undermining national unity, security and stability will be tolerated, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Wednesday. The resolve was expressed during the 273rd Corps Commanders’ Conference held at General Headquarters in […]
Cristiano Ronaldo, football’s first billionaire, and his fiancée Georgina Rodriguez have reportedly purchased luxury villas in Saudi Arabia’s flagship Red Sea development, according to British media. The Daily Mail reported that the properties are located at Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve developed by Red Sea Global, around 26 kilometres off the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is moving closer to the introduction of 5G technology as recommendations for the auction of 5G spectrum have been forwarded to the federal cabinet, sources in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said. According to the sources, the auction model and reserve prices for the spectrum will be finalised […]