NATO fighter jets scrambled over Russian warplanes

NATO warplanes on Monday scrambled 10 times in the face of “unusual activities” of Russian warplanes in the North Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and North Atlantic region, according to NATO. The NATO planes – including Turkish planes over the Black Sea – took off after “unusual” […]

Indonesia, Japan ink agreement on defense cooperation

Indonesia and Japan have signed a deal enabling exports of Japanese-made defense equipment as they try to boost cooperation amid China’s rising assertiveness in regional waters. The agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology was signed on Tuesday after the foreign and defense ministers of […]

Pakistan to receive Sinopharm vaccine today

Pakistan will likely to receive its second consignment of purchased coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday (today). The second batch of half a million doses of China-made Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, will reach Islamabad in a special flight from China. Four consignments of vaccine from China have reached Islamabad so […]

Zakat campaign of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust launched

LAHORE    –  In a press conference organised to launch the Zakat campaign of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, Dr Muhammed Aasim Yusuf, Chief Medical Officer and acting Chief Executive Officer, revealed that the campaign for this year is entitled, “Our Children Insist on Living” which is an appeal […]

Rupee gains 55 paisas vs dollar

ISLAMABAD   –   The exchange rate of Pakistan rupee strengthened by 55 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Monday and closed at Rs154.03 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs154.58. According to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling […]

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