Shutdown, shelling, arrests in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, May 26 (APP): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), shutdown is being observed for the second consecutive day (Thursday) against the Indian court’s unjust verdict of sentencing pro-freedom fighter Yasin Malik to life imprisonment. According to Kashmir Media Service, shops and other […]

Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate

Washington, May 25 (AFP/APP):A mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms — but also brought the grim expectation of little […]

UK authorises sale of Chelsea FC

London, May 25 (AFP/APP): The UK government announced Wednesday it had given the green light to Todd Boehly’s proposed takeover of Chelsea football club from the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries said she had […]

Rana Sanaullah asks PTI to ‘adopt path of constitution’

ISLAMABAD – May 25 (ONLINE) Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Wednesday asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party to call off his ‘bloody revolution’ and adopt path of the constitution, law and peace. According to a media report […]

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Helsinki, May 21 (AFP/APP):Russia on Saturday halted providing natural gas to neighbouring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after the Nordic country refused to pay supplier Gazprom in rubles. Natural gas accounts for about eight percent of Finland’s energy consumption and […]

China grants 5 billion yuan for socio-economic projects in Gwadar

BEIJING, May 21 (APP):China has granted more than 5 billion RMB for several socio-economic projects during the last 7 years to upgrade the living conditions of the local people of Gwadar under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives. The grant is dedicated to New Gwadar International […]

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