“WASHINGTON – During a conference on the future of Pakistan-US relations at the Wilson Centre think tank, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, urged the US to reinstate foreign military financing and sales to Islamabad. Khan emphasized the need for the US to renew its commitment to maintaining strategic stability in South Asia,…
The United States recently confirmed that it has no objections to Pakistan importing oil from Moscow, shortly after Islamabad placed its first order for Russian crude oil. The US State Department spokesperson, Vedant Patel, stated during the weekly briefing that “each country has the right to make its own decisions regarding its energy supply.” As…
(San Francisco, April 26, 2023) – In a game-changing update, WhatsApp has unveiled a new feature that allows users to access their accounts on up to four devices simultaneously. The popular messaging app, owned by Meta Platforms, Inc., announced the rollout of this highly-anticipated feature earlier today, which aims to enhance user experience and productivity.…
East africa, where famine is looming for the third time in little more than a decade. It does not have to be this way. This crisis – fuelled by climate change, conflict and economic shocks – has left almost 29 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan in urgent need of humanitarian assistance…
BEIJING – China has recorded world’s first human death due to a type of bird flu in a rare incident, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed. The victim has been identified as a 56-year-old woman, resident of the southern province of Guangdong. She was the third person known to have been infected with the…
Last week, Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in an effort to make way for groups of ultranationalist Jews entering the site under police protection. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which includes the Al-Aqsa Mosque (al-Qibli Mosque) and the Dome of the Rock, is in Jerusalem’s Old City, which sits on the eastern, Palestinian, side…
Since 2014, more than 26,000 migrants and refugees have drowned or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean A vessel with around 400 migrants and refugees onboard is adrift between Italy and Malta as it awaits rescue from Italian coastguard, according to sea rescue support service Alarm Phone. People onboard the vessel told Alarm Phone in…
The attack took place in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina and left multiple children dead and injured. A man armed with a small axe has attacked a daycare in southern Brazil, killing four young children in a tragedy that Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a “monstrosity”. The attack occurred on Wednesday when a…
UAE’s $1bn deposit may pave the way for staff-level agreement with IMF ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received confirmation from Saudi Arabia of $2 billion in additional deposits, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), raising hopes for an early signing of the agreement. The Pakistani government has been negotiating with the IMF since January for the…
Army Chief General Asim Munir said that the military personnel remained vigilant and performed their duties with full dedication, Pakistan Army is paramount for the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan, Pakistan Army is ready to deal with all kinds of threats. ISPR Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir met the soldiers deployed on the…
