Dutch, Germany to jointly drill for gas in North Sea

The Hague, June 1 (AFP/APP): The Netherlands and Germany are to jointly drill for a new gas field in the North Sea, the Dutch government said on Wednesday, a day after Russia cut gas supplies to the country. Deputy Minister of mining Hans Vijlbrief “issued […]

ECP denies polling station change allegations

ISLAMABAD, Jun 01 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday brushed aside some social media reports alleging that the commission has changed voter registration data and polling stations without prior information of voter. An ECP spokesman, said there was no veracity in the […]

Ayaz Sadiq hails EU economic support for development in country

ISLAMABAD, Jun 01 (APP): Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday hailed the Europeon Union (EU) cooperation for economic development of Pakistan. He was talking to Thomas Seiler, Charge d’ Affairs a.i. of the European Union Delegation to Pakistan who called on him […]

PM Shahbaz for building of robust Pak-Turk partnership

ANKARA, Jun 1 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday underscored the importance he attached to building a robust economic partnership as a central component of the strategic relationship between Pakistan and Turkey. The prime minister held a one-on-one meeting with President of Turkey Recep […]

Supreme Court orders agencies to file report on PTI’s long march

ISLAMABAD, Jun 01 (APP): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought reports from the agencies over the alleged involvement of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in instigating party workers to reach Islamabad’s D-Chowk in violation of its May 25 order. Besides agencies, the apex courts issued these […]

Cilic hits 33 aces to reach first French Open semi-final

Paris, June 1 (AFP/APP):Croatia’s Marin Cilic fired 33 aces past seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev to reach his first French Open semi-final on Wednesday with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10/2) win. Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, also crashed 88 winners in the four-hour 10-minute […]

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