Army played no role in Imran’s arrest: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Defense Minister Khawaja Asif defended the military against allegations of involvement on Tuesday in former premier Imran Khan’s arrest saying the army had “no role” in it. Speaking to journalists outside the parliament, the minister said, “Imran Khan was not arrested […]

NA passes Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill, 2023

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): The National Assembly yesterday (Tuesday) passed Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill, 2023. The bill moved by James Iqbal aimed at regulating the quality, standard, labelling, packing, manufacturing, storage, distribution and sales of general cosmetics. The National Institute of Technology Bill, 2023 was […]

ICC revenue model threatens growth of game,associate members say

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Cricket’s cash-starved associate member nations fear the proposed new international revenue distribution model, which heavily favours the game’s superpowers, could potentially stall the growth of the game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has proposed a new revenue-sharing model for the 2024-27 […]

Pakistan, Italy agree for joint efforts to tackle climate change

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Pakistan and Italy have agreed to set up a joint framework to tackle climate change and cooperation in water management. The agreement was reached at the 5th meeting of the ‘Pakistan-Italy Joint Economic Commission’ at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

Wawrinka rolls back years in French Open marathon

PARIS: Former champion Stan Wawrinka shrugged off his 38 years to reach the French Open second round on Monday, winning a five-set marathon against Albert Ramos-Vinolas which stretched to four hours and 35 minutes and said: “It’s why I keep playing”. Wawrinka, ranked 89 in […]

Pakistan reaffirms commitment, support to UN peacekeeping programme: Hina

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment and support to the United Nations peacekeeping and peace-building programme. “Pakistan firmly believes in peace, stability, development, and human rights which are interlinked with each other, […]

C. Africa president calls referendum on new constitution

Bangui, Central African Republic, May 30 (AFP/APP): President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic said Tuesday that he would call a referendum on a new constitution that would allow him to seek a new term. “I have decided… to submit this project for […]

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