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Qureshi stresses engagement with Afghanistan in meetings with…
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday stressed sustained and positive engagement of the international community with the newly-established government in Afghanistan, as he met his Turkish and…
Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry
About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants in power in Kabul and replaced by their Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Female…
Economic sanctions on Afghanistan must end: Chinese FM
BEIJING:
China's State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the various unilateral sanctions or restrictions on Afghanistan should be lifted as soon as possible.
Economic sanctions on Afghanistan must end, the Chinese…
COVID may infect a higher proportion of pregnant women: ICMR…
The SARC-CoV-2 virus, that causes coronavirus, has been shown to infect a higher proportion of pregnant women, according to a new study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
According to the ICMR study, pregnant…
SC lashes out at Sindh govt for not rehabilitating Gujjar Nullah…
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) lashed out at the Sindh government Wednesday after the province's advocate general informed the apex court it does not have enough funds to rehabilitate Gujjar Nullah affectees.
The apex court…
Pakistan wants better ties with US: Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan wants a strong relationship with the US beyond counter-terrorism and Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops from the war-torn country.
The foreign minister was addressing a…
Western bloc’ has let Pakistan down, PCB chief says
LAHORE:
Pakistan have been let down by the "Western bloc" and the back-to-back pullouts by New Zealand and England could have a "domino effect" for cricket in the South Asian country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja…
Saudi Arabia ready to offer ‘good offices’ to ease…
NEW DELHI: In a recent interview to an Indian publication, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said the Kingdom is ready to provide its "good offices" to resolve outstanding issues between India and Pakistan.
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PM Imran Khan wants developed countries to raise climate…
PM expresses concern over unrealised climate finance pledges by the developed countries."Pakistan remains fully committed to play its leadership role in addressing the global challenge of climate change," says PM Imran Khan. Pakistan has…
UN chief warns China and US to avoid new Cold War
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns China and US of a potential new Cold War.Says US-UK security agreement with Australia is just "one small piece of a more complex puzzle".Ahead of UNGA, Guterres says it’s a "fantasy" to believe…