UAE Diplomat Urges Increased Help for Flood Victims
The Consul General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Karachi, Bakhit Atiq al-Rumiti, said the flash floods wreaked havoc on the people of Sindh...
FM Bhutto Comments Attest to Pak-China Mutual Trust, Friendship: Beijing
BEIJING: China says Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s comments on China’s assistance to Islamabad for flood relief efforts attested to mutual trust and friendship...
Putin Set to Proclaim Annexation of Seized Ukrainian Territory on Friday
LONDON: President Vladimir Putin will sign formal documents on Friday proclaiming Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions, as Moscow rushes to lock in territorial claims...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Named PM
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia s powerful crown prince has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced Tuesday night....
Blinken Defends Pakistan Arms Sales Against Indian Criticism
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended military sales to Pakistan after withering criticism from growing US partner India, which considers itself...
Putin Grants Edward Snowden Russian Citizenship
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency on...
Two More Kashmiris Martyred in IoK
SRINAGAR: Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to...
Protest Claims 36 People Lives In Iran Against Death Of Woman In Morality Police Custody
Iran’s army warned on Friday that it would “confront the enemies” to ensure security and peace in the country, according to a statement, as protests...
Iran Restricts Access To Social Media Sites After Death Of Three People In Clashes
Tehran: Iran curbed access to Meta Platforms’ (META.O) Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last remaining social networks in the country, amid protests over the...
KSA to Continue Efforts to Mitigate Humanitarian Consequences in Ukraine: Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support to Ukraine’s efforts for finding a political solution to the conflict with Russia....
US Supports Pakistan At This Difficult Testing Time: Blinken
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the UN General Assembly. Anthony Blinken expressed sympathy for the flood victims. He...
Biden Focuses on Ukraine, Food Security, Global Health at UN General Assembly
President Joe Biden addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York Wednesday morning, where he highlighted U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security, replenish the...
Turkiye Urges Support For Flood-Devastated Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his address to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday urged the world community...
UN Chief Urges Developed Countries To Help Developing Nations, Facing Climate Challenge, Especially Pakistan
New York: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges the developed countries, international financial institutions and fossil fuel companies to come forward to help the developing...
Scholz to Visit Saudi As Germany Seeks Energy Supplies
BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Saudi Arabia and meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a Gulf trip, his spokesman said...
World Leaders And Monarchs Gather For final Farewell To Queen Elizabeth
Leaders and monarchs from across the globe gathered in London on Monday to bid farewell to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at a state funeral of inimitable...
Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Conflict Death Toll Ries to 71
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday the death toll from their border conflict had risen to 71 people, as a fragile ceasefire held between...
Voting For Khalistan Referendum To Take Place In Canadian City Of Toronto Today
Toronto: Voting for Khalistan Referendum will take place in Canadian city of Toronto today (Sunday), aimed at seeking independence of Punjab from India through a...
Xi, Putin Look to Challenge World Order at Regional Summit
SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping looked to rally Asian leaders behind a new “international order” as they met Friday for...
Germany Announces To Provide Additional €10 million To Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Germany on Thursday announced providing an additional €10 million to help to deal with the devastating effects of recent flooding. “I’m glad to share...
Armenia, Azerbaijan Negotiate Another Ceasefire: Yerevan
Armenia and Azerbaijan have negotiated a ceasefire to end a sudden resurgence of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, according to a senior Armenian...
Fresh Clashes Erupted Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Fresh clashes erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Wednesday, a day after nearly 100 soldiers were killed in the deadliest fighting between the ex-Soviet republics...
Congress Notified About Sale of F-16 Parts to Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON: Spokesperson of United States (US) State Department Ned Price has said that they recently notified Congress of a proposed foreign military sale valued at...
Iran Says Developed Drones To Hit Israel
A top Iranian military commander said Iran has developed a long-range drone that is designed specifically to target the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and...
Saudi Arabia Launches National Campaign to Support Flood Victims in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia has launched a popular national campaign to collect donations for flood victims in Pakistan. This was announced by Advisor to the Royal Court...
Earthquake Measuring 7.6 Claims Five Deaths In Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several more severely...
Crowds Mourn Queen Elizabeth Outside Royal Residence
LONDON: The crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth on Friday were rewarded with a surprise that brought cheers...
Queen Elizabeth-II Dies at 96
The Queen, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has passed away at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne. Buckingham Palace has said the Queen ‘died...
US To Provide Equipment For Repair of F-16 To Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan in a deal valued at up...
UN Chief to Depart For Pakistan Today to Visit Flood-hit Areas
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will depart for Pakistan today (Thursday), to see the havoc wreaked by the recent torrential rains and floods...
Oil Slides to Seven-month Lows on Economic Woes
LONDON: Oil prices fell by more than $3 on Wednesday to their lowest since Russia invaded Ukraine on demand fears stoked by looming recession risks...
Liz Truss Becomes New Prime Minister Of Britain’s PM
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as British prime minister today. Truss, the fourth Conservative prime minister in six years, flew to the royal family’s...
Earthquake in China’s Sichuan Kills More Than 40
BEIJING: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and...
Liz Truss Wins Race to Become Britain’s New Prime Minister
LONDON: Liz Truss was named as Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when...
Earthquake Kills 15 in China, Afghanistan
In China, at least seven people were killed when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday. According to state media, initial surveys showed that...
Canada: 10 Killed in Stabbing Attacks
OTTAWA: In Canada, 10 people have been killed and fifteen others wounded in a series of stabbings in two communities in Saskatchewan province. Canadian police...
Ukraine PM Visits Berlin, Seeking More Weapons
BERLIN: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmygal on Sunday voiced hopes that Germany would become a leading player helping Kyiv to build up its air defences,...
US Centcom Team to Assess Flood Crisis in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Commander of US Central Command General Michael Erik Kurilla expressed grief over the catastrophic floods that killed over 1,186 lives and submerged a...
US Approves $1.1 Billion in Arms For Taiwan
WASHINGTON: The United States has announced a new US$1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island s defences as tensions soar with...
Sri Lanka’s Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns From Exile
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country on Friday (Sep 2), an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled...
Russia Says it Will Stop Selling Oil to Countries That Set Price Caps
MOSCOW: Russia says it will stop selling oil to countries that impose price caps on its energy resources. In a statement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
Blast at Afghan Mosque kills 14 Including Cleric: Police
KABUL: A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in Western Afghanistan on Friday killed a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric as well as civilians...
IMF Set to Provide $2.9 Billion to Help Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it has reached a preliminary agreement to provide Sri Lanka with $2.9 billion over four years to help...
Ex-Malaysian First Lady Ordered to Serve 10 Years For Graft
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Former Malaysian first lady Rosmah Mansor was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Thursday of soliciting...
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91
MOSCOW: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has passed away after a protracted illness in Moscow. He was 91. Paying tribute to deceased leader, the United...
US Provides $30m Humanitarian Assistance For Flood Affectees in Pakistan
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Tuesday announced an additional $30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people...
Chinese President, Premier Express Solidarity With Pakistan Flood Victims
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have expressed grief and solidarity with the Pakistani leadership and people over human and financial losses...
Taliban Nearing Contract For Purchase of Gasoline From Russia
KABUL: The Taliban administration is in the final stages of talks in Moscow over the terms of a contract for Afghanistan to purchase gasoline and...
Indian PM Narendra Modi Extends Condolence’ to Pakistan’s Flood Victims
NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered heartfelt condolences to the families suffering from the extreme rain-induced flooding in Pakistan, hoping for...
Queen Elizabeth ‘Deeply Saddened’ On Destruction in Pakistan By Floods
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth says she is deeply saddened by the widespread flooding that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in Pakistan this summer. Pakistan has...