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Jordan FM urges UN Security Council to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution

Amman: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has urged United Nations Security Council to adopt draft resolution calling for an “Immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, tabled. In post on X, Safadi said resolution “Must be adopted if only t...

Guterres says aid to Gaza ‘requires Israel removing’ obstacles

Cairo: United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has said here that delivering necessary aid to famine-threatened Gaza “Requires Israel removing remaining obstacles and chokepoints to relief”, AFP reported. Following visit to gates of besiege...

Russia mourns victims of deadly concert-hall attack, Putin promises punishment

MOSCOW: Russia lowered flags to half-mast for day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at rock concert outside Moscow in deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. President Vladimir Putin declared national...

Pakistan mulling over resuming trade with India, says Ishaq Dar

LONDON: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar hinted at Pakistan mulling over trade relations with India. Talking to media here after his participation in Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, Ishaq Dar remarked that trade with India via Dubai and Singapore has be...

UNSC fails calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

United Nations: United Nations Security Council failed to pass resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of hostage deal after Russia and China, who are permanent members, voted against measure proposed by United States. Resolutio...

University of Alberta, SAU to collaborate for “Carbon Neutral Villages & Environmental Impact Assessment” workshop

KARACHI: In a groundbreaking move, the University of Alberta in Canada and Sindh Agriculture University in Pakistan are poised to come together in April 2024 for a collaborative workshop on “Carbon Neutral Villages and Environmental Impact Asse...

FM Dar, IAEA’s Grossi discuss issues related to nuclear energy

BRUSSELS: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on sidelines of Nuclear Energy Summit here. Foreign Minister appreciated IAEA’s role in enhancing peaceful uses of nuclear...

COAS Munir, Saudi Crown Prince reaffirms kingdom’s willingness to ‘always stand with Pakistan’

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that Kingdom wanted to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan, according to press release issued from military’s media wing. Statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) came...

Saudi Arabia announces $40m donation to UNRWA

Gaza: Saudi Arabia has announced it will donate $ 40 million to UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) which has faced massive funding cuts and calls for its abolition spearheaded by Israel, AFP reported. King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief C...

Gaza: Starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA: More than five months into Israel's ground and air campaign, launched on October 7 attack, there are widespread shortages of food, medicines and clean water in Gaza, doctors and aid agencies said. Kamal Adwan hospital caring for Fadi suffers fr...

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‘Air India plane crash kills over 200’

AHMEDABAD: More than 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad yesterday, authorities said, in the world's worst aviation disaster in a...

PM Shehbaz, UAE President discuss regional peace, bilateral ties

DUBAI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday met with the United Arab Emirates leadership to discuss regional peace and stability and explore ways to deepen bilateral ties during his official day-long visit to the emirates.Over the last few months,...

Govt eyes on sustained growth driven by domestic resources: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal while highlighting development priorities of the government, has that Balochistan has been put on an accelerated development path for which Rs230 billion have b...

Imran Khan cannot be awarded capital punishment (Death) – Hashmat Habib

KARACHI: After Supreme Court decision regarding civilian trial under Army Act fate of Imran Khan is becoming a top trend because his trial by Field General Court Martial is about to commence.  Hashmat Habib President Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Adlia ana...
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