Category: International

A US journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been formally arrested in Russia and accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an experienced Russia reporter, was working in Yekaterinburg at the time of his detention. The Wall Street Journal said it was “deeply concerned” for his safety and vehemently denied the allegations against him. The […]

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Wednesday, slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan for his policies and said he was responsible for the current wave of terrorism and economic crises in the country. “Imran Khan brought terrorists back to Pakistan from Afghanistan,” Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said while speaking in the National Assembly. “A prime minister […]

Tehran, Iran – Iran may set a legal deadline for deadlocked talks aimed at restoring its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has suggested to Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview. The move could happen through the parliament as some politicians in Tehran are growing increasingly impatient with the […]

The European Commission has removed Pakistan from the list of its “High-Risk Third Countries”, Federal Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar announced late Tuesday. In his Twitter post, Naveed Qamar said “EU has removed Pakistan from the List of High-Risk Third Countries. Pakistani businesses and individuals would no longer be subjected to ‘Enhanced Customer Due Diligence’ […]

India’s airline regulatory body has shared the latest statistics on strength of pilots in India. As per the latest data, 15% of the pilots in the country are women. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), this is three times the global average of 5%. However, there is no special programme to encourage […]

Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission has announced that the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be dissolved for failing to re-register under a new electoral law, according to state television. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party was among 40 political parties that failed to meet the ruling military’s registration deadline for an […]

Pakistan continues its trajectory of being a perpetual crisis-ridden state. In addition to standing on the brink of an economic disaster the country also an imminent meltdown of its state institutions. The Pakistani state looks dysfunctional, the incumbent government appears unable to manage anything, and the parliament appears ineffective and irrelevant as the former prime […]

As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held its power show at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore a day earlier, Secretary General Asad Umar has claimed the coming week will be a turning point in Pakistan’s history. “The coming week will be a turning point in Pakistan’s history,” the PTI leader said, while addressing a presser alongside the […]

Nato has condemned Russia’s “dangerous” and “irresponsible” rhetoric after Vladimir Putin’s decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The organisation is “closely monitoring” the situation and said the move would not lead it to change its own nuclear strategy. The US said it did not believe Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons. Belarus […]

KARACHI: A simmering price dispute between Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry and the Health Ministry has resulted in an acute shortage of critical medicines, forcing patients to rely on smuggled and potentially counterfeit drugs at increased costs. Grappling with rising production costs owing to skyrocketing inflation and massive devaluation of the local currency in recent years, the […]