Opening ceremony of JATE 2021 commences at NCTC

RAWALPINDI, Sep 23 (APP):The opening ceremony of the Joint Anti-Terrorist Exercise (JATE) 2021 on Thursday was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi as part of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Regional Anti Terrorism Structure. The troops from Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) China and Pakistan […]

Italy moves to keep energy bills down

Rome, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday announced measures worth three billion euros to keep gas and electricity bills down this winter as power prices soar across Europe. He told the Confindustria employers association the measures, equivalent to $3.5 billion, would particularly […]

Franco-British ties dive again after submarine row

Paris, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that ties between Britain and France were “indestructible”, but the relationship is bent badly out of shape with little prospect for an immediate improvement. After years of duelling about Britain’s departure from the European […]

Italian boxer suspended because of Nazi tattoos

Rome, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):An Italian boxer who entered the ring for a title fight at the weekend with visible Nazi tattoos was suspended on Thursday by the Italian Boxing Federation. Michele Broili, 28, created an outcry as he lost a Italian super featherweight title fight […]

Foreign Minister Qureshi meets U.S. Secretary of State

Washington (PNI) Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York. The Foreign Minister said that close engagement between Pakistan and the United States had always been mutually […]

Nearly 20 EU countries back Tedros second term as WHO chief

Geneva, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):Nearly 20 European Union countries nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as head of the World Health Organization, shortly before the deadline passed on Thursday. WHO member states had until 1600 GMT to nominate candidates. Germany announced on Wednesday that […]

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