President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will “take a pass” on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from Moscow and Kyiv. Trump was speaking after Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented — following talks with European allies — that Washington would “move on” if a truce did not seem […]
A 30-day moratorium on striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month has “expired”, the Kremlin said Friday. Russia announced the truce on March 18 following a call between Putin and US President Donald Trump, but both Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of repeatedly breaking it. “The month has indeed […]
A trial of nearly 200 people, among them students and journalists, arrested over Turkey’s biggest protests in more than a decade opened in Istanbul on Friday. In the dock are 189 suspects who were rounded up in a government crackdown on the protests, which erupted following the March 19 detention and subsequent jailing of Istanbul’s […]
In a significant development aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, a high-level delegation from Afghanistan’s interim government met with Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, and Interior Secretary Khurram Agha in Islamabad on Friday. The Afghan delegation was led by Acting Minister for Commerce and Industry Haji Nooruddin Azizi, and included the minister for […]
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar plans to raise Pakistan’s key security concerns including the use of Afghan soil by banned TTP and use of American weapons when he meets the Afghan Taliban leadership on Saturday in a maiden visit to Kabul. The foreign office on Friday officially confirmed that Dar would be traveling to Kabul on […]
The apex court has finally issued a written order, directing anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) to conclude the trial of accused persons involved in May 9 incidents within a period of four months. The court, however, ordered ATCs to ensure that the rights of the accused-respondents to a fair trial should not be hindered in any manner […]
Four government owned power plants have also filed applications with the power regulator for reduction in tariff components. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is scheduled to hear these applications filed through the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) on April 24. In a notice published in newspapers, Nepra informed all stakeholders, interested or affected […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday disposed of the petition of a Grade 21 office of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) against ignoring her for the promotion, after the issuance of an office memorandum on the matter related to her promotion to the next grade. IHC Justice Raja Inam Amin Minhas heard the […]
Actor Vince Vaughn is once again the subject of political discussion following his visit to the White House, where he met with President Donald Trump. The official White House account shared a photo of the two together in the Oval Office, jokingly dubbing them the “White House Crashers,” a nod to Vaughn’s popular 2005 comedy […]
As Europe steers through the intricate currents of the year 2025, the continent stands amidst profound political realignments and transformations upon the stage of international affairs. These unfolding shifts are recalibrating the EU’s posture in matters of defence, diplomacy and economic stewardship, mirroring a grander aspiration for heightened sovereignty and steadfast resilience within a swiftly […]