UK ministers call for increased defence spending amid global tensions
Ministers Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Tom Tugendhat advocate for a significant increase in UK defence spending amid growing global security challenges....
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Armenia is considering seeking EU membership, foreign minister says
Armenia is considering applying for European Union membership, foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday, as it seeks to forge...
Gaza maritime corridor could begin at weekend, EU says
A maritime corridor to Gaza could begin operating this weekend to boost aid to the territory, European Commission chief Ursula...
Australia gives $42m to ASEAN countries for ‘free, open’ South China Sea
Funds come after Philippine president told Australian parliament he would ‘not yield’ a ‘square inch’ in the South China Sea....
Xi congratulates Zardari on election as Pakistani president
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president of the Islamic Republic...
Who is asif Ali Zardari?
Zardari, is the widower of Pakistan’s first female prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. Born on July 26, 1955, in Karachi,...
Zardari first civilian to return as President for a second term
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) supremo Asif Ali Zardari is the first civilian to be elected as the...
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni unexpectedly replaces G7 sherpa with spy chief
Rome - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday replaced the country's sherpa for the Group of Seven (G7) with...
PML-N to vote for Zardari in presidential election: Maryam
Abdullah Jan Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he came to Punjab to win support...
Government committed to steer country out of economic crisis: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Muzafarabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated the government’s resolve to steer the country out of the challenge of...
Mushahid terms seeking membership of BRICS a right step in right direction
Celina Ali Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Friday said that Pakistan’s application for the...
KCEU’s Chair Ali Raza Syed condemns fake cases against Kashmiri leaders Hameed Lone and Sarjan Barkati
Brussels: Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KCEU) Ali Raza Syed has strongly condemned fabricated cases against the prominent Kashmiri leaders Abdul...
ASEAN and the UK, a thriving partnership
Jakarta: The 3rd ASEAN-United Kingdom Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting held today at the ASEAN Secretariat welcomed positive developments in...
Former UK PM Theresa May, brought down by Brexit, to quit as lawmaker
London: Former British Prime Minister Theresa May will not stand for re-election, she said on Friday, ending a 27-year career...
Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap election
Lisbon: Campaigning wraps up in Portugal on Friday ahead of a snap weekend general election, with polls pointing to an...
EU sees maritime aid corridor to Gaza opening this weekend amid famine fears
Cairo: The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and...
Coalition partners to elect Asif Ali Zardari as President: PM
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said Asif Ali Zardari would be elected as President of Pakistan as...
China supports Palestine’s full membership in UN: Wang Yi
Beijing: China on Thursday said that it supported Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, urging a certain UN Security...
Pakistan joins OIC FMs call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday joined call of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for an...
Bilawal Bhutto hails Pakistani women’s role in nation building
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Chairman, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended his heartfelt tribute to the indomitable spirit,...
MQM to support Zardari in presidential election: Kundi
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Faisal Karim Kundi of the Pakistan People’s Party on Thursday said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)...
Dy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhaw Provincial Assembly describes Chinese language as “very important” for future
Peshawar: Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhaw Provincial Assembly Suriya Bibi has described Chinese language as “very important” for the future. Speaking...
UK is overhauling its preferential tax treatment for wealthy foreigners
London: The UK is overhauling its system of preferential tax treatment for wealthy foreigners, creating revenue for the government to...
Donations to UK political parties nearly doubled to £93m in 2023
London: Political parties accepted £93m in donations last year, boosted by new Conservative and Labour mega-donors, with the 2024 election...
Anger over corruption and Portugal’s economy dominate Sunday’s general election
Lisbon: Home furnishings giant Ikea recently placed billboards in Portugal advertising a self-assembly bookcase, with a wink at the country's...
Italy detains Germany rescue vessel over sea dispute with Libya coast guards
Rome: Italy detained a German non-governmental rescue vessel Humanity 1 for 20 days, after the Libyan Coast Guard intervened in...
SC opinion on Bhutto’s trial sets a new history and tradition: PM
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulating the leadership and workers of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP),...
ISSI hosts Seminar on ‘Global Security Initiative: China’s World View’
Islamabad: The China Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) on Tuesday afternoon hosted a...
Govt resolved to promote local languages, cultures of all regions: PM
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extending greetings on the Saraiki Culture and Saraiki Ajrak Day being observed on...
Ruling coalition secure two-third majority in national assembly
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its allies have secured a two-third majority in the national assembly...
