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LONDON, Feb 24 (XINHUA/APP): Britain on Friday observed a minute of silence to mark the first anniversary since beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led the nation in the event that began at 11 a.m. from his Downing Street office in […]

Beijing, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): China called Friday for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, but Western powers quickly rebuffed the proposals. The 12-point paper calling for a “political settlement” of the crisis. Timed to coincide with the […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday during a visit to Kyiv that he hoped to send ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine in the coming months. Speaking to reporters alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sanchez said Spain was sending six […]

Tallinn, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): Estonia’s defence “starts from Ukraine,” the Baltic state’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Thursday in an interview with AFP on the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We see clearly that our defence right now starts also from […]

ANKARA, Feb 23 (AA/APP): Ukraine has asked South Korea for continued assistance as Russia’s war against the country enters its second year on Friday. Ukraine Ambassador to South Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko while addressing an event in the capital Seoul on Thursday said Kyiv expected more […]

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (APP):Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reached out to his Pakistani counterpart, Dr Arif Alvi, to seek Islamabad’s support ahead of Wednesday’s UN General Assembly session which is set to take action on a draft resolution calling for the cessation of hostilities, one […]

Islamabad, Feb 22 (Online): A high level Pakistan delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif visited Kabul on 22 February 2023. The delegation met senior leadership of the Interim Afghan government including Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Beradar Akhund, Defence Minister Mawlavi Mohammad […]

Islamabad, Feb 22 (Online): President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made a telephone call to President Dr. Arif Alvi on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed the Pakistan-Ukraine political and economic ties, including energy and food security issues facing the developing world in the wake of the […]

ISLAMABAD , 22 February 2023(Online): President of the Parliament of Montenegro Danijela Djurovic is expected to address the special session of the Senate convened in connection with Senate Golden Jubilee next month, says a press release issued by the Senate Secretariat on Wednesday. Montenegrin high […]

KABUL, FEB 22 (Online): A high-ranking delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was in Kabul Wednesday to meet with officials of the Afghan Interim Government to discuss security related matters including counter terrorism measures. This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesperson Office in a […]