Elahi suggests powerful legislation, joint ToRs on May 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former deputy prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader Pervaiz Elahi has said that powerful legislation and joint terms of reference (ToRs) should be made to investigate Panama Papers in the light of the letter of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Talking to journalists alongside Senator Kamil Ali Agha and MNA Tariq Bashir […]
Pakistan urges integration of family to achieve UNs 2030 vision on May 17, 2016NEW YORK – At the United Nation, Pakistan has called for integrating the pivotal role of family in national and international efforts, stressing the policies to achieve the objectives of UN 2030 development agenda’s goals. “Human experience over the ages has shown that the family is the most fundamental unit of a society and the […]
Park still hopeful to compete in Rio Olympics on May 17, 2016SEOUL: South Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan said on Tuesday that he was still hoping for competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics despite the signs that his national Olympic committee might be reconsidering an extended ban for doping. The multiple-Olympic medalist came out of an 18-month drug ban last month which was placed after he […]
Indian PM to visit Iran to expand bilateral relations on May 17, 2016NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Iran this week, seeking to boost trade with the oil-rich country after international sanctions were lifted this year, it was announced on Tuesday. Iran was India’s second largest supplier of crude oil until 2011/12, when sanctions forced New Delhi to reduce its dependence on the Gulf […]
Opposition rejects PMs speech, walks out from National Assembly on May 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: The opposition walked out of the National Assembly after Opposition Leader Syed Khursheed Shah rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s much-awaited speech, saying it has created more confusion rather than solving any issue. Speaking with journalists outside the Parliament House, the opposition leaders explained their viewpoint before the people through media. “We asked seven questions […]
Manchester game abandoned over security alert on May 15, 2016MANCHESTER – Police ordered Manchester United to abandon their final Premier League game of the season against Bournemouth on Sunday after a suspicious package was discovered at Old Trafford. Tens of thousands of fans were ordered from the 75,600 capacity stadium when the alert was sounded about 20 minutes before the scheduled 1400 GMT kickoff. […]
Israel rejects French initiative after UNESCO vote on May 15, 2016JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by questioning its impartiality, a claim swiftly denied by Paris poured cold water on Sunday on the Middle East peace initiative advanced by France. While speaking to the ministers ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu relayed remarks he had made to French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who was […]
National Party starts internal investigation into corruption scandals on May 15, 2016QUETTA: National Party, one of the coalition partners of the PML-N-led government in Balochistan, on Sunday launched a self-accountability campaign against its law makers following a mega corruption scandal unearthed last week. “We have launched self-accountability of our legislators after this scandal,”said Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo, president of the National Party, at a press conference […]
Gambia, Senegal border blockade dispute on May 15, 2016DAKAR: Provocative comments by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Sunday threatened to overshadow talks with Senegal aimed at resolving a three-month border blockade. Hours before the two countries’ foreign ministers sat down for talk in Dakar, Jammeh laid out his views on the dispute in forthright comments broadcast on state television on Saturday. “I have […]
French minister rejects Netanyahus impartiality claim on May 15, 2016BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel: French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault rejected on Sunday comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who cast doubt on the impartiality of a French initiative to revive Israeli-Palestinians peace talks. “France has no vested interest, but is deeply convinced that if we don’t want to let the ideas of the […]