All eyes on Pakistan as SCO summit set to kick off today in capital – Pakistan
The highly anticipated 23rd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is set to commence in the evening today (Tuesday) in Islamabad, where stringent security measures are in place. The 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO members brings together regional leaders, including India, China and Russia. In his […]
Pakistan win toss, bat in second England Test in Multan – Sport
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat Tuesday in the second Test against England in Multan. England lead the three-match series 1-0 after an innings and 47-run victory in the first Test, played at the same venue. The defeat — Pakistan’s sixth in as many Tests — prompted their selectors to […]
Russia calls on Brics partners to create alternative to IMF – World
MOSCOW: Russia, which chairs the Brics group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the Brics summit later this month. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, who is hosting the meeting, said the global financial system is […]
China says it won’t renounce ‘use of force’ to take Taiwan – World
TAIPEI: China insisted on Monday it would never renounce the “use of force” to take control of Taiwan, after ending a day of military drills around the self-ruled island that Beijing said was a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its own territory, deployed fighter jets, drones, warships and […]
UK murder victim was caught in global plot: probe – World
LONDON: A British woman who died after being exposed to the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok was unwittingly caught up in an “illegal and outrageous international assassination attempt”, a public inquiry was told on Monday. Dawn Sturgess, a 44-year-old mother of three children, died in July 2018 after spraying herself with what she thought was perfume […]
Iran’s FM meets Houthi envoy in Oman – World
MUSCAT/LONDON: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met a senior official from Yemen’s Houthi movement in Muscat on Monday, according to his office, the latest stop in a wide-ranging diplomatic tour of the region. The Iranian foreign ministry released pictures of the talks with Mohammed Abdelsalam in the Omani capital as Araghchi consults with allies and […]
Trudeau slams India as tensions soar over Sikh separatist’s murder – World
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India Monday of making a “fundamental error,” as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both countries expel each other’s ambassadors. A grave Trudeau branded New Delhi’s actions as “unacceptable” during a press conference in Ottawa on the diplomatic expulsions, […]
Crackdown against fraudsters intensified – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Intelligence and Investigative Department of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has detained five people engaged in the issue of fake and flying invoices, which caused billions of rupees in losses to the national exchequer. The top tax authority has intensified its crackdown on the organised mafia and beneficiaries involved in sales tax […]
World is not about Indo-Pak ties – World
MEMBERS of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are meeting in Islamabad today to tackle extremely urgent issues, which includes finding ways to rein in the world from the precipice of Armageddon. Western support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the Zionist state’s intensifying military stand-off with Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iran threatens to explode out […]
Four cops martyred in Bannu police lines attack – Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT: Five militants wearing burqa and suicide vests were killed as four police officials embraced martyrdom in an attempt to foil a gun and bomb attack on Iqbal Shaheed Police Lines in Bannu, on Monday, officials said. Five militants attacked the Iqbal Shaheed Police Lines shortly after the funeral prayer of Head Constable Shaista […]