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Ukraine says ‘no intention’ to attack separatists

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Kyiv, Feb 18 (AFP/APP):Ukraine’s defence minister said Friday his armed forces do not intend to attack eastern separatists or launch an operation to reclaim the Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea by force. Oleksiy Reznikov told parliament that Russia has surrounded Ukraine with 149,000 troops and that […]

Pakistani Parliamentary delegation in New York for UN-IPU Hearing

Posted on February 18, 2022 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (APP):A Pakistani parliamentary delegation is in New York to participate in the annual two-day Parliamentary Hearing that began at the United Nations on Thursday. Sardar Talib Hasan Nakai, MNA, is leading the delegation which includes, Zahid Akram Durrani, Ali Nawaz Awan […]

Markets rise on report of partial Russian pullback from Ukraine border

Posted on February 16, 2022 by News Desk

MOSCOW – February 15 (ONLINE): Russian financial markets rose strongly on Tuesday on a report that Russia was pulling back some troops from near the Ukrainian border, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew into Moscow for Kremlin talks with President Vladimir Putin. Russian shares and […]

Pakistani-American appointed US State Dept’s Special Representative for Commercial & Business Affairs

Posted on February 16, 2022 by News Desk

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (APP):Dilawar Syed, a Pakistani-American businessman and entrepreneur, has been appointed U.S. State Department’s new Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, the department’s spokesman announced Tuesday. ”Special Representative Syed brings a strong background in business and entrepreneurship, having built global enterprises in […]

Sites of Ukraine defense ministry, state banks under cyber attack

Posted on February 16, 2022 by News Desk

Kyiv, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): Ukraine said on Tuesday that the sites of the country’s defense ministry and two major state banks were hit by a cyber attack. The announcement from Ukraine’s communications watchdog comes with the former Soviet republic fearing a possible attack from Russian […]

S. Africa’s luxury Blue Train suspended after ‘incidents’

Posted on February 15, 2022 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):Travel on South Africa’s luxury Blue Train, which connects Cape Town to Pretoria in two days, has been suspended until further notice after several incidents including a derailment. “As a precautionary measure following the recent incidents involving the Blue Train, management has […]

Sikhs for Justice calls upon Muslims in India to start Hijab referendum

Posted on February 15, 2022 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (APP):Citing Hijab ban attempts as an existential threat to the Muslims, Pro Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) called upon Muslims in India to start Hijab referendum movement to carve out Urduistan in the areas of Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and […]

Second anti-coup protester killed in Sudan: medics

Posted on February 15, 2022 by News Desk

Khartoum, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):Sudanese security forces shot dead a second protester Monday during crackdowns on rallies against last year’s military coup, bringing the total killed in protests to at least 81, medics said. The protester was killed by a “bullet to the left shoulder which […]

Japan’s Kirin brewery to withdraw from Myanmar

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Tokyo, Feb 14 (AFP/APP): Japanese drinks giant Kirin said Monday it will withdraw from Myanmar, after a failed bid to disentangle its operations from a joint venture with a junta-owned company after last year’s coup. The brewery is the latest foreign company to pull out […]

French police shoot dead knife-wielding man at Paris station

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):French police shot dead a man who lunged at them early on Monday with a long-blade knife at Paris’s Gare du Nord train station, police sources said. The man attacked two police officers on patrol at the busy station, the terminus for […]

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Ukraine says ‘no intention’ to attack separatists

Pakistani Parliamentary delegation in New York for UN-IPU Hearing

Markets rise on report of partial Russian pullback from Ukraine border

Pakistani-American appointed US State Dept’s Special Representative for Commercial & Business Affairs

Sites of Ukraine defense ministry, state banks under cyber attack

S. Africa’s luxury Blue Train suspended after ‘incidents’

Sikhs for Justice calls upon Muslims in India to start Hijab referendum

Second anti-coup protester killed in Sudan: medics

Japan’s Kirin brewery to withdraw from Myanmar

French police shoot dead knife-wielding man at Paris station

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