Category: International

Passing a budget for fiscal year 2023-24 that meets IMF program objectives is key to paving the way for a final review under the current bailout, the lender’s resident official for Pakistan said. Pakistan stands to secure one board review under the current bailout package of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if measures in its […]

BERLIN: NATO’s largest air exercise, which will take place in Europe next week, will demonstrate the alliance’s unity, strength and readiness, a senior US diplomat said on Wednesday. “This is an exercise that would be absolutely impressive to anybody who’s watching,” US Ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann told a news conference in Berlin. “I would […]

BEIJING: The militaries of China and Russia on Tuesday carried out a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, a move that experts said is conducive to peace and stability, offsetting the impact of consecutive US-led provocations in the region. Based on an annual cooperation schedule between the Chinese and Russian militaries, the two […]

Two London-based properties tied to prominent Pakistani families have raised questions about Britain’s “awkward status as haven for political elites and their fortunes”, said a report published in The Guardian on Sunday. The story mentions the Sharif family’s residence in Avenfield House on Park Lane, and the mansion on Hyde Park Place linked to Bahria […]

New Delhi:The Pakistan high commission on Tuesday said it issued 215 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to facilitate their participation at an event to be held on the eve of ‘martyrdom day’ of Guru Arjan Dev.Under the provision of a bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines, Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit […]

Islamabad:Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was among some of the top leaders of Imran Khan’s party to be arrested following the May 9 violent protests, was released from a Rawalpindi prison on Tuesday following a court order.The Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was arrested last month on a plethora of […]

Israel has begun conducting initial tests of autonomous drones capable of carrying passengers and cargo, in a bid to ease traffic congestion, Times of Israel reported.The government-led pilot project, also known as the Israel National Drone Initiative (INDI), aims to create a national drone network and prepare the sky for drone deliveries. The project, a […]

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 […]