Category: International

LAHORE, Pakistan, June – Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had “no doubt” he would be tried in a military court and thrown in jail.Khan has hinted previously at the military’s hand in a crackdown […]

NEW DELHI, June – India and the United States have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation for the next few years, the two countries said on Monday, a landmark move expected to bolster New Delhi’s defence manufacturing ambitions.Washington is working to deepen ties with India and sees stronger military-to-military and technology ties with the […]

RIYADH: Iran is set to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday following a seven year closure, a diplomatic source told AFP, sealing a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal announced in March.Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran in 2016, after its embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad were attacked during protests […]

UNITED NATIONS, June – An international aid agency in Afghanistan has resumed operations in the southern province of Kandahar – the birthplace of the Taliban and home to its supreme spiritual leader – after its Afghan female staff were allowed to return to work.The move comes after Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Secretary General Jan Egeland […]

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will use the European Union’s digital Covid pass as a basis for a global health certification system, according to a new partnership deal agreed Monday.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides signed what they described as a “landmark” agreement in Geneva.“The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the value […]

ISLAMABAD: Coverage of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out people involved in rioting last month, a Reuters survey showed on Monday.A directive, seen by Reuters, was put out by the regulator last week referring to violent […]

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday. It is thought to be the first time this kind of assault has happened since the Taliban swept to power in August 2021 and began their crackdown on the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has told the interim Afghan government that it could only consider talking to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) if the terrorist outfit surrenders and lays down arms, official sources privy to the development told The Express Tribune on Sunday. Pakistan is no longer seeking talks with the TTP under the present circumstances. But […]

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds pose a threat to airline connectivity in several countries including Pakistan. The industry’s blocked funds have increased by 47% to $2.27 billion in April 2023 from $1.55 billion in April 2022, the global airline association said in a statement on […]