WASHINGTON – The United States is finalising plans to send the Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine, a decision that could be announced as soon as this week, three US officials told Reuters on Tuesday (Dec 13). Ukraine has asked its Western partners for air defences, including US-made Patriot systems, […]
By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: Pakistan has put one of its diplomatic properties in the US capital — a building on the prestigious R Street NW — for sale, with officials insisting that neither the new nor the old embassies are up for sale. The building housed the embassy’s defence section […]
Washington D.C.-UNS: Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Robert Portman (R-OH) introduced the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, a bill that would that would support victims and survivors of human trafficking and help them rebuild their lives. Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, […]
DOHA – Croatia and Morocco are the surprise guests in the World Cup’s final four but, as the Croatians discovered in 2018 and many other long-shot semi-finalists have before them, the two remaining steps to become world champions can be the steepest. In the 21 editions of the World Cup […]
Chairman,Pakistan Tehreek Insaf Imran Khan on Monday lambasted the current administration, claiming that investors had lost faith in the government due to its policies. While speaking to a gathering of his economic team, Imran expressed apprehension that things would spiral out of control. He said he had sought the help […]
Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a fresh “face-off” on their disputed Himalayan border last week, leaving several injured on both sides, sources said. Relations have been at rock-bottom between the nuclear-armed Asian giants since a clash that left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead on […]
BEIJING-UNS/AFP: One of China’s top health experts has warned of a surge in Covid-19 cases, state media said on Sunday, in the wake of the government’s decision to abandon its hardline coronavirus strategy. Shops and restaurants in Beijing are deserted as the country awaits a spike in infections following the […]
Chief of Pakistan Tehreek- e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said on Sunday Senator Azam Khan Swati had been “badly tortured”, while proclaimed offenders and money launders, like Suleman Shehbaz was brought back through NRO-2. “If anyone wants to understand why Pakistan”s economy is on the verge of collapsing, only two events […]
DOBAI: Israel and United Arab Emirates governments ratified their comprehensive economic partnership agreement, UAE minister of state for foreign trade, Thani Al Zeyoudi, said on Twitter on Sunday. The free trade agreement, which was first signed in May, will remove or reduce tariffs on 96% of goods traded between the […]
