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Tianjin, Punjab sign “Letter of Intent” to establish sister-province relationship

BEIJING, Sep 19 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque and Mayor of Tianjin Municipality, Liao Guoxun, have signed a “Letters of Intent” for establishment of sister-province and city relationships with Punjab, Karachi and Islamabad. Earlier,”Ambassador Haque held a meeting with Secretary of CPC Tianjin […]

Venezuela’s Maduro sees legitimacy challenged in rare trip abroad

Mexico City, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hit back Saturday at challenges to his legitimacy as he attended a regional summit in his first trip abroad since the United States accused him of drug trafficking. Maduro showed up at the last minute at a […]

US ‘apologizes’ for killing innocent civilians

Washington – September 18 (Online): A top US General has apologized for ‘mistakenly’ killing ten innocent Afghan civilians, media reported revealed Saturday. According to details, US had launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in Kabul, killing 10 civilians including children instead during […]

No forgiveness for Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman

Santiago de Lucanamarca, Peru, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Four decades after Shining Path guerillas massacred dozens of their loved ones in the town square, residents of Santiago de Lucanamarca, a remote settlement in the Peruvian Andes, say they cannot forgive the man responsible, Abimael Guzman, who died […]

Google pulled Russia opposition app under ‘extraordinary duress’: sources

San Francisco, Sept 17 (AFP/APP):Google blocked new downloads of a Russian opposition voting app under “extraordinary duress,” sources close to the matter said Friday, as international outrage and concern built over the decision. The company faced public threats from the Russian government and private threats […]

US hopes to discuss dispute with France at UN next week: State Dept

Washington, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Washington hopes to discuss its dispute with France over an aborted submarine contract at the United Nations General Assembly next week, the State Department said Friday. France on Friday recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in a ferocious row […]

Venezuela’s Maduro in Mexico on first foreign trip since US accusations

Mexico City, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Mexico on Friday to participate in a gathering of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, a rare trip abroad and his first since the United States accused him of drug trafficking. Maduro was received […]

Australia shrugs off China anger on nuclear subs

Sydney, Sept 17 (AFP/APP):Australia on Friday shrugged off Chinese anger over its decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines, while vowing to defend the rule of law in airspace and waters where Beijing has staked hotly contested. US President Joe Biden announced the new Australia-US-Britain defence […]

Pakistan off the UK’s red list

ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (APP):The United Kingdom on Friday removed eight countries; including Pakistan, Turkey and the Maldives from the international travel ‘red list’ to make “travel easier” for fully vaccinated people. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said double-vaccinated travellers coming from non-red list countries will no […]

PM Imran calls for formation of inclusive govt in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday called for formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan to strengthen national unity and create long term stability in the war-torn country. In an interview to Russia Today television he said, “We think that in the interest […]

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