MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed sadness on Sunday that India was not giving visas to pilgrims attending religious rituals in Pakistan, while Islamabad was loosening its visa policy for Indians. This was said by the foreign minister during the 708th annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-final Alam’s session. According to a report, Qureshi […]
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Pak Vs WI: Men in Green will encounter a COVID-ravaged West Indies today
KARACHI: High-flying Pakistan looks forward to taking the first blood in the first of three T20 Internationals against a COVID-hit West Indies team at the National Stadium in Karachi today (Monday). Today’s fixture starts at 6 pm. West Indies, who are already missing several prominent players, including skipper Kieron Pollard, dealt an extra setback when […]
Follow law or face action, Govt warns TTP
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain stated on Sunday that the state is willing to strengthen ties with those who agree to follow the law. Fawad made the remark while responding to reporters’ questions at a press conference about the death of a police officer in an alleged armed attack on […]
Four face trials in UK for overturning of slave trade statue
Four persons were scheduled to stand trial in the United Kingdom on Monday in connection with the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader amid anti-racism protests. On June 7, last year, demonstrators in Bristol, western England, tore down a bronze memorial to Edward Colston, dragged it to the city’s dock, and tossed […]
G7 warns Iran and Russia
The G7 stated on Sunday that time is running out for Iran to reach an agreement to curtail its nuclear ambitions, and warned Russia that invading Ukraine would have “huge” consequences. Foreign ministers from the world’s wealthiest countries gathered in Liverpool, northwest England, for a two-day meeting, hoping to portray a united front against global […]
Overseas Pakistanis collecting $50K to support Priyantha’s family
Overseas Pakistanis have collected tens of thousands of dollars to help the family of Priyantha Diyawadan Kumara, a Sri Lankan who was brutally murdered in Sialkot earlier this month on blasphemy charges. The 48-year-old industrial exports manager was savagely murdered by a mob who accused him of blasphemy. His body was set on fire after […]
Karachi will never ask CM Sindh for its rights, says Asad Umar
Asad Umar, the Federal Minister for Planning and Development, stated on Sunday that Karachi, Sindh’s city and the country’s financial hub, will not “ask” Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah for its rights. He stated that the voice of the people living in Karachi should be heard at the “All Stakeholders Conference Sindh,” sponsored […]
Iran received no positive idea from other side in Vienna talks
During the ongoing negotiations in Vienna on the easing of anti-Iran sanctions, Iran’s senior negotiator claims the Iranian side has not received any positive idea or suggestion from the other side. In an exclusive interview with Press TV’s correspondent in Vienna on Sunday, Ali Bagheri Kani said that the removal of illegal and cruel US […]