Category: 2. World

  • Interior, Defence Ministers visit Sialkot Airport

    Interior, Defence Ministers visit Sialkot Airport

    LAHORE- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Aviation and Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif visited Sialkot Airport. During visit, they observed facilities available for passengers at Arrival and Departure terminals. They expressed dissatisfaction and directed to enhance facilities. Interior Minister said that passengers going abroad need to wait for immigration for one… Continue Reading News…

  • With US elections only six months away, where do Donald Trump, Joe Biden stand?

    With US elections only six months away, where do Donald Trump, Joe Biden stand?

    Joe Biden and Donald Trump set to appear in a rematch for US elections 2024. — AFP/File With only six months left to the United States elections 2024, Americans are bracing for a rare presidential rematch between the two oldest candidates US has ever seen, the incumbent 81-year-old Joe Biden and the 77-year-old former president,…

  • IAEA chief due in Iran as concern grows over nuclear activity – World

    IAEA chief due in Iran as concern grows over nuclear activity – World

    TEHRAN: UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is set to arrive in Iran on Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme. The visit comes at a time of heightened regional tensions and with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticising Iran for lack…

  • U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel

    U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel

    The United States has stopped a shipment of American-manufactured ammunition bound for Israel last week, US media outlet Axios reported, citing Israeli officials. According to Axios, this is the first time since the war on Gaza began last October that the United States has prevented a weapons shipment to Israeli army. The report surfaced as…

  • Asian Development Bank reaffirms support to Pakistan

    Asian Development Bank reaffirms support to Pakistan

    TBILISI –  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday reaffirmed continued support to Pakistan. The assurance was given by President Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa during a meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema in Georgian Capital Tbilisi. The President ADB reposed trust in Pakistan’s reform agenda and…

  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely to Pisit Pakistan this month

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely to Pisit Pakistan this month

    ISLAMABAD  –  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely to visit Pakistan in the coming weeks, the sources said on Monday. The exact dates for the visit, however, are being finalized. They said that both the sides are hilding discussions to ensure a suitable schedule. “If the visit materializes, it would mark the first…

  • China’s Xi Jinping begins first European tour in five years

    China’s Xi Jinping begins first European tour in five years

    Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first trip to Europe in five years, which is likely to be dominated by Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as economic strains between Beijing and Brussels. The first stop will be France, with Xi due to hold talks in Paris on May 6 with French President Emmanuel…

  • Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding – World

    Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding – World

    LONDON: Three of the biggest global health funders have joined forces for the first time in a $300 million partnership aimed at tackling the linked impacts of climate change, malnutrition, and infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the research partnership, focused particularly on…

  • Pakistan-Saudi Investment Conference opens in Islamabad

    Pakistan-Saudi Investment Conference opens in Islamabad

    ISLAMABAD  – Saudi Deputy Investment Minister Ibrahim Almubarak said Saudi government and companies considered Pakistan a high priority economic, investment and business opportunity. He made the remarks at the two day Pakistan Saudi Arabia Investment Conference which opened in Islamabad on Monday (today). The Saudi Deputy Investment Minister said his country believes in the… Continue…

  • Israel pounds Rafah as Gaza ceasefire talks appear to stall

    Israel pounds Rafah as Gaza ceasefire talks appear to stall

    The Israeli forces have started pounding Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering, killing at least 21 civilians. The victims included many children. The houses hit in Rafah included the homes of the Abu Lebda family, the Al-Attar family, the Shteiwi family, the Al-Hashash family, the Qishta family and the Armilat family. At…