WASHINTON -UNS: State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel on Tuesday said that United States is looking forward to work with Pakistan’s interim prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and his team as they prepare to hold general elections. Briefing the newsmen in Washington, Vedant Patel said that the US will […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The caretaker government on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by Rs17.50 per litre, taking the price to record high of Rs290.45 per litre. The petrol price is now unprecedented in the history of the county, taking the inflation to an upward trajectory. Other than that, the price […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has accelerated consultations to form the interim cabinet. According to media reports, the interim PM will keep his cabinet small, besides personally reviewing profiles of all potential candidates. Sources quoted Prime Minister Kakar as having said he did not want to put […]
BEIJING-UNS: China on Monday said that any attempt to sabotage its friendship with Pakistan or the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not succeed,APP reported. Responding to queries during a regular media briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, “No attempt to sabotage the friendship between China and Pakistan and […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Anwaarul Haq Kakar was sworn in as the eighth interim prime minister of Pakistan on Monday. Kakar, clad in a grey suit, was administered oath by President Arif Alvi in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad — which coincided with Independence Day. The oath-taking ceremony was […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Pakistan is celebrating 76 years of independence today (Monday) with patriotic zeal and fervour, with commemorative ceremonies being held in cities across the country. The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and a 21-gun salute in the provincial headquarters. Change of guard ceremonies were also held […]
ABBOTTABAD -UNS : Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir paid tribute to the nation’s founding fathers, emphasising the significance of Independence Day and the spirit behind the creation of Pakistan “rooted in the ideology of the Two Nation Theory” and stressing that the country knew how to defend […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: On Pakistan’s 77th Independence Day celebration, President Arif Alvi on Monday urged Pakistan’s urged the country’s politicians and other stakeholders to embrace the path of forgiveness, drawing inspiration from the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). After the hoisting of the national […]
BY JAMES M. DORSEY A just-published survey suggests Arab youth are returning to traditional values. The survey contrasts starkly with another, only partially released poll, in which a growing number favour religious reform. The conservative trend in the just released 15th Arab Youth Survey 2023 conducted by Dubai-based public relations […]
Reuters : Israel ruled out on Sunday a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for the new Saudi envoy to the Palestinians, whose appointment comes as Washington tries to forge formal Israeli relations with Riyadh. Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairi on Saturday expanded his credentials to include non-resident envoy to the […]
