ISTANBUL-UNS-Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited Turkey to join hands in investing in renewable energy production and reduce dependence on traditional energy sources. Prime minister was participated in the ceremoney in the third of four Milgem Corvette ships for the Pakistan Navy at the Istanbul Shipyard during a two-day […]
JAMES M. DORSEY Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets as well as politically and personally sensitive situations and incidents. Qatar’s 2:0 loss to Ecuador in the tournament’s opening match will have reinforced critics’ conviction that the Gulf state […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to appoint Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as New Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as New Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC). After weeks of intense speculation,rumours and consultations with government allies parties and […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday, buoyed by signals the U.S. Federal Reserve may slow the pace of interest rate hikes and news of fresh economic stimulus from China, with the dollar failing to recoup losses. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) […]
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is in the spotlight as he mulls his choice on who will be the country’s next prime minister, after an election left no party with a majority in parliament and coalition talks failed. Al-Sultan Abdullah on Tuesday said he […]
KABUL -UNS : Three women and 11 men were flogged on Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of theft and “moral crimes”, a provincial official said. The lashings are the first to be confirmed since the Taliban’s supreme leader ordered judges this month […]
LAHORE – UNS : Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has rejected army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s statement about a “false narrative” around the regime change conspiracy, and asserted the cipher had been presented before the National Security Committee when he was still the premier, and later Prime Minister […]
BY IFTIKHAR MASHWANI ISLAMABAD: The consultation and process of appointment of new Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) finalized. The consultations among the Government coalition partners and others stake holders finalized at all level. The final nomination will be announced after approval […]