Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Israeli warplanes and helicopters conducted airstrikes in the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said Thursday. No casualties were reported following the attack, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter in the field. The Israeli army claimed on Twitter that it hit targets belonging to the […]

Biden ready to take further action if Russia escalates

US President Joe Biden warned Russia on Thursday that he is ready to take further actions if Moscow continues to “interfere with our democracy” but held out hope for improved ties. The warning came shortly after the US imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian individuals […]

PM Khan, President Erdogan discuss Afghan peace, bilateral ties

Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to continue the momentum of high-level exchanges to transform bilateral relations into strategic economic partnership. The consensus to this effect was reached during a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders […]

Gill congratulates Ch Fawad on becoming info minister again

Islamabad – Fawad Chaudhry has been made information minister for a second time. His reappointment as the federal information minister was confirmed by Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Chairperson Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Twitter Thursday. Chaudhry replaces Shibli Faraz, who was appointed to […]

Punjab CM Buzdar approves various mega development projects

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Thursday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Standing Committee for Finance & Development to review the pace of progress on development projects. The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht, Industries Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal, […]

Peaceful, stable Afghanistan in best interest of all, says COAS

ISLAMABAD – US Charge d’ Affaires to Pakistan Mrs Angela Ageler called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ) on Thursday. “During the meeting, matters of mutual interest and overall regional security situation including recent developments in Afghan […]

Pak-China agricultural cooperation strengthens people-to-people bond

BEIJING, April 9 (APP): As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters the second phase, an increasing number of advanced Chinese agricultural technologies represented by maize-soybean strip inter cropping are being brought to Pakistan to help improve local people’s livelihood, promoting the friendship in a practical way. […]

EU negotiates to buy 1.8b Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

The European Commission started negotiations to purchase 1.8 billion doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the next two years, the EU institution’s president announced on Wednesday. “We are now entering into negotiations with Pfizer and BioNTech for a third contract. This contract will foresee the […]

Russian Black Sea fleet starts combat readiness checks

Several vessels of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet conducted control combat readiness checks on Wednesday, the country’s Defense Ministry announced. The ships are to test-fire artillery at the surface and air targets in both sole and joint exercises, the ministry said in a statement. Naval aircraft, […]

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