India’s General Bipin Rawat concerned’ about US pullout from Afghanistan By: Reuters on April 15, 2021NEW DELHI: India is concerned about a vacuum developing in Afghanistan following the proposed withdrawal of United States and NATO forces from the country, the chief of the defence staff said on Thursday. General Bipin Rawat told a security conference that the worry was “disruptors” would step into the space created by the withdrawal of […]
French embassy won’t close despite Pakistani exit advice for citizens By: Usman on April 15, 2021ISLAMABAD: The French embassy in Islamabad has advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country following street protests against the publication of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cartoons in France and their support by French president Emmanuel Macron. However, the embassy’s operations will continue. Violent protests erupted across the country on Monday following the […]
Nobody allowed to take law into own hands: religious minister By: APP on April 15, 2021ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Thursday warned that no person would be allowed to play with the lives of innocent people and government would take stern action against those elements who creating law and order situation. Talking to PTV news channel, he said that common people are suffering […]
Responsibility to thwart efforts of fanning violence lies on every Muslim: Ch Fawad By: APP on April 15, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday said the responsibility to thwart efforts aimed at fanning violence and extremism in the country lies on every Muslim. The minister stated this in a tweet a day after the federal government on Wednesday decided to ban the ultra-right-wing Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) whose […]
US Secretary of State telephones COAS to discuss Afghan peace By: News Desk on April 15, 2021US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Wednesday telephoned Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed Afghan peace and reconciliation process. “During the conversation matters of mutual interest, regional security situation including latest developments in Afghan peace process and bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed,” according to a press […]
Niger mourns death of 20 children in school blaze By: Agencies on April 15, 2021Dozens of anguished parents and teachers, some in tears, gathered Wednesday at a school in Niger where a horrific blaze killed 20 pre-school children who were trapped in the flames. The young victims — aged between three and five — perished when the fire tore through buildings made of wood and straw in an impoverished […]
Pakistan seeks to boost trade, defence ties with Uzbekistan By: APP on April 15, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev Wednesday held wide-ranging talks and exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international issues. In their first virtual summit, the two leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations with particular focus on political, trade, security and defence, educational and cultural domains. Prime minister Imran Khan underlined […]
References against Zardari adjourned till Thursday By: APP on April 15, 2021An Accountability Court (AC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing of graft references pertaining to Thatha Water Supply Scheme, Park Lane Company and mega money laundering against former president Asif Ali Zardari and others till Thursday. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the fake accounts references filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Asif Ali Zardari and […]
Sindh CM writes letter to PM over reservations on census By: Agencies on April 15, 2021Sindh Chief Minister in a letter to the Prime Minister has expressed the province’s reservations over the population census figures. “Sindh have reservations over approval of the population census results in the Council of Common Interest (CCI),” Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah’s letter to the Prime Minister read. The chief minister in his […]
EU sets out five-year crime cooperation, anti-trafficking plans By: Agencies on April 15, 2021The European Union will seek to increase police cooperation, target human trafficking and establish new rules to counter money laundering, according to plans detailed by the European Commission on Wednesday. The EU executive set out a five-year roadmap of legislative proposals and initiatives designed to combat organised criminal gangs, who have increasingly gone digital and […]