Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan face decades-long recovery amid ongoing conflicts: IMF
Dubai: Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan will take decades to recover from conflicts raging on their soil, International Monetary Fund said after downgrading region’s growth forecast. Israel’s military actions against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in...
President Zardari fractures foot while deboarding plane at Dubai Airport
Dubai: President Asif Ali Zardari fractured his foot while deboarding an airplane upon arrival at Dubai International Airport, statement from President House said on Thursday. Following fall, he was immediately taken to hospital for treatment. After...
PM Shehbaz, Qatari Amir vow to foster cooperation, bilateral ties
Doha: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani visited exhibition ‘Manzar: Art and Architecture of Pakistan from 1940s to Today’ at National Museum of Qatar, according to Associated...
Israeli airstrikes martyred at least 30 in Gaza
Gaza: At least 30 Palestinians were martyred in Israeli military strikes across Gaza, mostly in north where one attack hit hospital, torching medical supplies and disrupting operations, enclave’s health officials said. Israel’s military h...
Pakistan dispatches relief consignments for Gaza, Lebanon
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched consignments of relief goods for war-hit Gaza and Lebanon. Consignments were dispatched by National Disaster Management Authority on directions of PM Shehbaz Sharif. NDMA dispatched 15th and 16th humanitarian relief...
Gaza Health Ministry says 87 martyred in deadly Israeli airstrike
Gaza: Total of 87 people were martyred or missing under rubble after an Israeli attack on northern Gaza’s town of Beit Lahiya, with more than 40 wounded, Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said. Israeli military has said it was investi...
Trump brings McDonald’s into political spotlight in election campaign
Pennsylvania: Donald Trump is bringing McDonald’s into political spotlight during final days of his third bid for White House. Former US president is expected to visit one of fast-food chain’s Pennsylvania franchises during his campaign s...
Western sanctions on Iran hostile, unhelpful: Iranian FM
Amman: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that new Western sanctions against Iran were “Hostile action” and would not help to resolve regional tensions, state media reported. “New Western sanctions against Iran are co...
‘Clear indications’ India violated Canada’s sovereignty: PM Trudeau
Ottawa: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “Clear indications” that India had violated Canadian sovereignty, as countries row over killing of Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year that Ottawa blamed on New D...
Pak-Russia ties to expand cooperation in various sectors
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for international relations in the region, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and his Russian counterpart, Mikhail Mishustin, met on the sidelines of the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Coun...
