US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency’s investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. “The U.S. supports the @WHO plans for additional studies into COVID-19 origins, including in (the […]
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Blinken to pay first trip to India amid Afghanistan withdrawal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak next week in India about supporting Afghanistan as worries grow in New Delhi about Taliban gains amid the end of the two-decade US military mission, officials said Friday. On his first visit to the emerging US ally since taking office, Blinken will also look to resume work […]
Rasheed calls on PM, submits report over security situation in Sindh
Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Wednesday called upon Prime Minister Imran Khan and submitted a report over security situation in the Sindh province. He apprised him about his visit to Karachi, PM Office Media Wing in a press release said. Sheikh Rasheed also informed the prime minister about his recent visit to Kuwait and […]
Kuwait ready to issue visas to Pakistanis for construction sector: Rashid
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Kuwait was ready to issue visas to Pakistanis in the construction sector on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, he said he had undertaken a successful visit to Kuwait on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan. After a lapse of around 11 years, Kuwait had […]
FO lauds Kuwait for resumption of family, business visas for Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday lauded the cooperation of Kuwait in resumption of visas for Pakistani families and businessmen after a decade-long suspension. “We greatly appreciate Kuwaiti cooperation in this regard,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in response to media queries. He said that the relevant Pakistani and Kuwaiti authorities were also working together […]
Resumption of work visa will create new employment opportunities for countrymen, says interior minister
Pakistani ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider confirmed that Kuwait had agreed to resume granting visas to Pakistanis of various kinds for work and family visits, Arabic daily Al Rai reported. After a decade-long suspension, Kuwait on Sunday announced an “immediate” resumption of different visas including in family and business categories for Pakistani citizens. Kuwait […]
‘KSA allocates special manpower quota for Pakistani workers’
MULTAN – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman would pay his second visit to Pakistan soon. Speaking with journalists, he said that a delegation of Saudi officials would visit Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr and this visit will be followed by a two-day visit by […]
Kuwait Foreign Minister to arrive in Pakistan for a two-day visit
ISLAMABAD: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah will arrive in Islamabad today for a two-day trip, announced the Foreign Office on Wednesday. The Kuwaiti minister is arriving at the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The FO said that the Sabah will lead a Kuwaiti delegation including senior officials from the Kuwaiti […]
Hunt for backers of ‘sleeper cell’ militants who fled Egypt for Kuwait
JEDDAH/CAIRO: Security chiefs launched an investigation on Saturday to find out how a militant cell linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood escaped from Egypt and set up operations in Kuwait. The militants were arrested on Friday in a series of raids by Kuwaiti security forces. A special unit of Kuwait’s Interior Ministry uncovered the cell, […]
Infantino urges Kuwait to host 2022 World Cup matches
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Kuwait’s emir on Sunday, state media said, amid reports the Gulf state is in talks to host matches to support Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and the head of the country’s sports federation met with Infantino on a low-profile visit that began Saturday, […]