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Pakistan on Saturday rubbished the “political use” of export control after the US announced imposing sanctions against commercial entities on allegations of links to Islamabad’s ballistic missile programme. Addressing a press briefing, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “Such listings of commercial entities have taken place in the past as well on allegations of links […]

WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed with bipartisan support a four-part, $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, putting the long-beleaguered legislation on track for enactment following a long, difficult path through Congress. The legislation includes $60 billion for Kyiv’s ongoing war against Moscow’s invasion, as well as $26 […]

Barbados announced its decision Friday to officially recognize Palestine as a state – the 11th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member to do it. “How can we say we want a two-state solution if we do not recognise Palestine as a State,” Foreign Minister Kerrie Symmonds said in a statement. Symmonds said the decision does not affect […]

New Delhi: The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections were held in 21 states and Union territories on April 19. Nearly 64% voter turnout was recorded pm across the states. Seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, […]

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan on Friday summoned a full court meeting for April 22 to discuss how best to protect judicial independence and establish a mechanism to attach liability to those undermining such freedom. The development comes in the wake of allegations made by six Islamabad High Court […]

Miscreants make off with over 20 pairs of shoes from mosque’s doorstep; NA speaker orders inquiry ISLAMABAD: The hallowed halls of parliament found itself embroiled in a bizarre incident on Friday as thieves slipped past security, leaving officials and journalists in a barefoot bind. Security personnel were left scratching their heads when shoes mysteriously vanished […]

From remote states tucked in the Himalayan mountains in the north to the deep south, millions of Indians lined up at polling booths Friday at the start of a phased election in which the country’s populist prime minister, Narendra Modi, is widely seen as the frontrunner. The election pits Modi’s BJP or Bharatiya Janata Party […]