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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration. “If they demonstrate seriousness of intent and do not make unrealistic demands, reaching agreements […]
The United States unveiled new port fees on Chinese built and operated ships on Thursday, in a bid to boost the domestic shipbuilding industry and curb China’s dominance in the sector. The move — which stems from a probe launched under the prior administration — comes as the United States and China are locked in a […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]