ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries widened by 34.64 per cent, reaching $9.787 billion in the first ten months of the current fiscal year (FY25), compared to $7.269 billion during the same period last year. Exports witnessed significant growth to Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, spurred by recent changes in the regional political […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench on Thursday allowed live streaming of proceedings in the reserved seats case, issuing directives to its IT department to make necessary arrangements. The court announced a short order on multiple petitions filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), while rejecting several related pleas, including objections to the composition of […]
Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late on Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted “free Palestine”. authorities said, with US and Israeli leaders expressing shock and outrage over the killings. US President Donald Trump quickly condemned the attack, saying, “These horrible DC killings, based obviously on anti-Semitism, must […]
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Greek island of Crete on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with no major damage immediately reported. The strong quake struck 82 kilometres (51 miles) northeast of Crete’s capital Heraklion at 3:19am GMT (8:19am PKT) at a depth of 68 kilometres (42 miles), the USGS said. AFP journalists said it was […]
Governments in more than a dozen countries have condemned Israel after members of the Israeli armed forces opened fired in the direction of a diplomatic delegation visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, reported Al Jazeera. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Israeli ambassador had been summoned and he expected an immediate […]
Flash flooding on Australia’s southeast coast has killed two people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residents, as officials on Thursday warned more downpours were expected over the next 24 hours. Major flooding hit several rural towns in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia’s most populous […]
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his role in de-escalating tensions between Pakistan and India, saying that he “settled” a cross-border exchange of fire through the leverage of trade. The US president’s remarks came during a recent meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump’s latest comments follow earlier statements this month in which […]
RAWALPINDI: A Special Guard of Honour ceremony was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Wednesday to honour Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, following his elevation to the highest military rank. During the event, which took place at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada within the GHQ, Field Marshal Munir laid a floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada […]
ISLAMABAD: In a significant trilateral engagement, Pakistan and China have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, reaffirming their commitment to enhancing regional connectivity and economic cooperation. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister […]
Former foreign minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned that India’s so-called “new normal” of aggression is neither sustainable nor in its own interest, especially given that both Islamabad and New Delhi are nuclear powers. Hours after a ceasefire was agreed upon between the nations earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister […]
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