Pakistan urges UNSC to ask Afghan govt cut ties with TTP
NEW YORK: Top Pakistani diplomat has called on the UN Security Council to join Pakistan in demanding that the Taliban authorities terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-e-Taliban…
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PM seeks final implementation schedule for PIA’s privatization
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sought a final implementation schedule for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
He was chairing a high level meeting on the…
Starbucks Middle East franchisee to cut over 2,000 jobs
Gulf retail giant AlShaya Group, which owns the rights to operate Starbucks in the Middle East, plans to lay off over 2,000 people as the business suffers from consumer boycotts linked to…
Bilawal hails ‘historic’ opinion on Bhutto trial after 44 years
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hailed the opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the trial of his illustrious grandfather and PPP founder Zulfikar Ali…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto didn’t get a fair trial: SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed that the trial under the 1979 judgment that sentenced former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to death did not meet the requirements of a “fair trial…
Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests towards rematch
WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November's general election…
Trump’s ex-deputy pleads guilty to overstating penthouse size
NEW YORK: Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to perjury charges for misleading New York state investigators about financial statements that…
Paris Olympics 2024 unveils surrealistic official posters
PARIS: With a nod to Surrealism and an obsession with detail, the official posters for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, unveiled on Monday, highlight the capital's historic…
Ellyse Perry shatters sponsor’s car window with huge six
Ellyse Perry's destructive batting came at an unexpected cost after a massive six by the Australia all-rounder smashed the window of a sponsors car during the Royal Challengers Bangalore's…
Pentagon leak defendant Jack Teixeira pleads guilty
BOSTON: Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged with leaking classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded guilty to carrying out one of…
US imposes fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe president
WASHINGTON: The United States terminated a Zimbabwe sanctions program and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities, including the country's president, over their alleged involvement…
France become first country to declare abortion a constitutional right
PARIS: France enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women's rights groups as historic and harshly criticized by anti-abortion groups.
MPs and…
Pakistan proposes international conference to end Gaza war
NEW YORK: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the Islamic countries, has called for convening an International Peace Conference on Palestine, aimed at implementing UN resolutions on the…
US calls Maryam’s election as CM Punjab a ‘milestone’
WASHINGTON: The United States welcomed Maryam Nawaz’s election, the first woman Chief Minister, as a “milestone in Pakistani politics.”
“So her selection as chief minister is a milestone…
Modi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif on swearing in as PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
“Congratulations to (Shehbaz Sharif) on being sworn…