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UN adopts historic climate change resolution World
  • March 30, 2023

UN adopts historic climate change resolution

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution urging the global body’s highest court to spell out legal obligations relating to climate change on Wednesday. The resolution, which has been pushed for years by youngsters from Vanuatu and the Pacific islands, requests the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to outline governments’ responsibilities for preserving the planet’s climate as…
Humza Yousaf sworn in as Scotland’s leader as bid for unity falters World
  • March 30, 2023

Humza Yousaf sworn in as Scotland’s leader as bid for unity falters

LONDON: Humza Yousaf was sworn in as Scotland’s new leader on Wednesday in a ceremony that blended formal tradition with his Pakistani heritage, before announcing his first cabinet in a move that risked deepening divisions within his governing party. Yousaf, the first Muslim to lead a democratic Western European nation, appeared before Scotland’s highest court, the Court of Session, in…
Pakistan removed from EU’s list of high-risk third countries World
  • March 29, 2023

Pakistan removed from EU’s list of high-risk third countries

ISLAMABAD: According to Federal Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, the European Commission has removed Pakistan from its list of “High-Risk Third Countries.” Naveed Qamar stated on Twitter, “The EU has removed Pakistan from the List of High-Risk Third Countries.” European legal and economic operators would no longer conduct ‘Enhanced Customer Due Diligence’ on Pakistani businesses and individuals.” Qamar emphasized that…
US govt to recognize Pakistani-American psychiatrist as top faith leader World
  • March 29, 2023

US govt to recognize Pakistani-American psychiatrist as top faith leader

Dr. Farha Abbasi, a renowned psychiatrist and active member of the Pakistani-American community in Michigan, will be named one of the nation’s top women faith leaders by the US Department of Health and Human Services. On March 30, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will host an event called Women on the Frontlines: Celebrating Women Faith Leaders…
Pakistan condemns raid on Al Aqsa by Israeli forces World
  • March 28, 2023

Pakistan condemns raid on Al Aqsa by Israeli forces

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday vehemently denounced the Israeli soldiers’ raid on the Al Aqsa Mosque on the third day of Ramadan, which drove away worshippers and violated the mosque’s sanctity as one of the most sacred places for Muslims. The FO expressed concern over such despicable attacks on the Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation troops during Ramadan in a…
US distances itself from Zalmay khalilzad's statements about Pakistan World
  • March 28, 2023

US distances itself from Zalmay khalilzad’s statements about Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Principal Deputy Spokesman at the US Department of State Vedant Patel stated Tuesday that the United States has nothing to do with Zalmay Khalilzad’s views about the political situation in Pakistan. At a news conference in Washington, Vedant Patel stated Zalmay Khalilzad’s speech has nothing to do with our American foreign policy and that his statements are in his…
Reko Diq project: ECC approves Rs65 billion for Balochistan Govt obligation World
  • March 28, 2023

Reko Diq project: ECC approves Rs65 billion for Balochistan Govt obligation

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has delayed decisions on raising drug prices and outsourcing three airports, but it has approved a Rs 65 billion finance facility to help the Balochistan government fulfill its responsibilities in resolving the Reko Diq dispute. In this case, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ordered the Pakistani government to pay Tethyan Copper…
Iranian, Saudi Foreign Ministers to meet in Ramadan World
  • March 27, 2023

Iranian, Saudi Foreign Ministers to meet in Ramadan

According to a plan to mend relations, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to meet during the current Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to the Saudi state news agency SPA on Monday. For the second time in a few days, the two ministers spoke over the phone, according to SPA. In light of the tripartite…
Biden issues warning to Iran following tit-for-tat strikes in Syria World
  • March 25, 2023

Biden issues warning to Iran following tit-for-tat strikes in Syria

According to Bloomberg News, Microsoft Corp has threatened to revoke access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines if they do not stop using it as the foundation for its own artificial intelligence chat products. According to the news agency, the company has informed at least two customers that using its Bing search index – a…
Indian army misfire three missiles during practice World
  • March 25, 2023

Indian army misfire three missiles during practice

NEW DEHLI: According to reports in Indian media on Saturday, the Indian Army accidentally fired three missiles during an exercise in the Rajasthani district of Jaisalmer, raising concerns in the neighborhood. Three surface-to-air missiles malfunctioned during a firing exercise at the Pokhran range, according to India Today. There were thunderous explosions when the three missiles struck fields in various settlements…