Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, accompanied by a senior party delegation, held a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. The meeting focused on strategic diplomatic engagement in response to escalating Indian propaganda and regional tensions. According to the official statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Bilawal sought the premier’s […]
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PIA turns profitable after two decades, eyes UK routes and turkish deal
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has achieved a rare milestone — turning a profit after over two decades. Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation Zeb Jaffar announced this during the National Assembly’s Question Hour on Wednesday. She said the airline has been operating profitably since March 2024, and efforts are being made to sustain this turnaround. Jaffar noted […]
Travel chaos in Paris: WWII bomb found near Gare du Nord
A World War II-era bomb discovered near Gare du Nord on Friday caused major disruptions to train services in and out of Paris. The unexploded device was found 2.5 km from the station during construction work in Saint-Denis, prompting authorities to halt train traffic until a de-mining operation is completed. The disruption affected […]
More France citizens held in Iran
More France citizens held in Iran. France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held in Iran and the European Union had agreed the technical aspects to impose sanctions on Tehran, which would come into force next week. France lashed out at Iran on Oct. 6 accusing it of “dictatorial practices” […]
World ‘sleepwalking’ to climate catastrophe: UN chief
Paris: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”, with major economies allowing carbon pollution to increase when drastic cuts are needed. The planet-saving goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius is already “on life support,” he told a sustainability conference in London. Keeping 1.5C in play requires […]
Three decades ago world told to ‘act now’ on climate
Paris: With the planet facing the “potentially serious consequences” of global warming, UN experts writing 32 years ago urged an indifferent world to take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Planet-warming carbon pollution has increased ever since. In 1990 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change produced the first trio of reports in a cycle […]
Messi and Neymar jeered as PSG fans rage at European exit
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain beat Ligue 1 strugglers Bordeaux 3-0 on Sunday amid incessant whistles directed at stars including Lionel Messi and Neymar from home fans furious at another European exit. Amid a gloomy atmosphere in the French capital, only Kylian Mbappe, who scored both goals in the last-16 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid, escaped […]
Climate demonstrators invade Louis Vuitton catwalk show
Extinction Rebellion climate activists burst onto the catwalk at Louis Vuitton’s Tuesday Paris Fashion Week show to blast the industry’s impact on the environment. “Overconsumption = extinction”, a banner brandished by one demonstrator from the international civil disobedience movement against climate change read. She climbed onto the catwalk set up in the Louvre art gallery […]
US rapper Lil Baby held in Paris for drug possession
Paris police on Thursday arrested American singer Lil Baby for allegedly “carrying drugs”, police sources said. NBA star James Harden, in the French capital with the rapper for Fashion Week, was also stopped and searched but released, the sources said. Baby, real name Dominique Jones, was in a parked car from which “wafted a smell […]
‘It’s a rush of culture!’ Americans return to Paris
They’re back! After vanishing from Paris for a year and a half, American tourists have returned, Covid vaccination certificates in pocket, as part of a grand reopening of the country’s tourist sector. France, which was the world’s top tourism destination before the coronavirus pandemic, began welcoming back Americans on June 9. “It’s amazing! We’ve been […]