Trump touts tariffs, mass deportations, Nato skepticism in TV interview – World

US President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from Nato after he takes office next month. In his first formal television interview since the election — and just six weeks before Inauguration […]

Syria’s Assad and his family in Moscow: Russian media – World

Assad family granted asylum by Russia on “humanitarian grounds”. Following his ouster on Sunday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source. The Interfax news agency quoted the unnamed source as saying: “President […]

FM Dar discusses Pakistani nationals stranded in Syria with Turkish counterpart – Pakistan

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about the unfolding situation in Syria on Sunday, where they discussed stranded Pakistani nationals. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad left office and fled the country after being ousted by Syrian rebels, who ended the 50-year Assad dynasty in a lightning offensive that […]

Israel sends tanks into Syria to ‘seize’ buffer zone following Assad ouster – World

Netanyahu says 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria “has collapsed”, so he “directed the [military] yesterday to seize the buffer zone and the commanding positions nearby.” Israel has pushed tanks over the border into the buffer zone with Syria after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted earlier on Sunday after rebel forces captured the capital Damasus. […]

PM lauds PCB’s ‘principled’ stance on ICC Champions Trophy – Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday praised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s “principled” stance over the hosting of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The tournament, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9, has become embroiled in a dispute, with the Board of Control for Cricket in […]

Islamabad hospitals directed to release dead bodies of patients immediately – Pakistan

In a landmark decision, the Islamabad Health Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has issued policy directives instructing hospitals in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) to immediately release the bodies of deceased patients, prohibiting the practice of withholding them over unpaid medical bills. For years, families of deceased patients in Islamabad faced the distressing situation of hospitals refusing […]

Islamabad hospitals directed to release dead bodies of deceased patients immediately – Pakistan

In a landmark decision, the Islamabad Health Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has issued policy directives instructing hospitals in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) to immediately release the bodies of deceased patients, prohibiting the practice of withholding them over unpaid medical bills. For years, families of deceased patients in Islamabad faced the distressing situation of hospitals refusing […]

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