ROOM-Reuters : Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed on an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow launched its invasion of its neighbour in 2022. The political agreement was the centrepiece of […]
Month: June 2024
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Friday indirectly blamed judiciary for the complications witnessed during the process for general elections 2024. While hearing applications filed by all the three MNAs from Islamabad seeking transfer of petitions pending before the tribunal against them, Mr Raja said he went to […]
By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday owned a controversial tweet that compared the current political situation to the fall of Dhaka but distanced himself from an accompanying video posted on his X account, insisting that he couldn’t comment on the video as he didn’t know […]
UNS/Reuters :Afghanistan’s bowlers exploited a pitch assisting both pace and spin to the full at the Providence Stadium on Friday as they skittled New Zealand for just 75 from 15.2 overs and bowled their team to an 84-run run victory in the T20 World Cup. Afghanistan captain and spin bowler […]
By Qamar Bashir I have the privilege to teach the new batch of fifteen Information Probationers Officers of Information Group, the media laws at the Information Services Academy twice a week. During our last session before I could start the lecture one of the bright students interrupted and sought permission […]
BEIJING -APP/UNS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their consensus on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) high-quality development and the timely completion of major ongoing projects in a productive meeting on Friday. The two leaders also affirmed their consensus on CPEC’s upgradation and advancing the mega […]
ISLAMABAD -APP/UNS: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad addresses a press conference in Karachi on Friday. — DawnNewsTV The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Friday announced that it sighted the Zilhaj moon and Eildul Azha will be observed on June 17. This meeting took place at the Pakistan Meteorological […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) acknowledges the Government of Japan’s generous contributions under three projects that provided emergency assistance for the stabilization of food-insecure people in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan, implemented in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. WFP organised a Project Completion ceremony to […]
Reuters:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that President Droupadi Murmu had invited him to form a government, as he promised his new coalition of 15 parties would strive for unanimity and emerge successful. Modi’s comments came after he met Murmu and accepted her invitation to head the National […]
By Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Ashfaq Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif recently embarked on a five-day visit to China. The visit came at a critical stage for both countries, as they sought to strengthen their economic and strategic ties amidst a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. One of the key priorities […]
