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UN chief calls for eliminating scourge of chemical weapons

UNITED NATIONS, : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “renewed determination” to eliminate chemical weapons from the world. In a message commemorating the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare on Monday, the UN chief said that the use of such […]

Pakistan’s participation as special partner in CAEXPO to strengthen cooperation with China, ASEAN: China

BEIJING, : Pakistan’s participation as special partner of cooperation in the 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) held in Nanning, Guangxi province of China showed its sincere wish to strengthen cooperation with China and ASEAN countries, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Monday. “As you said, […]

Tanzania: Zanzibar ex-presidential candidate sues gov’t

Zanzibar’s former presidential candidate and other senior opposition figures on Monday have sued the governments of Tanzania and its semi-autonomous archipelago Zanzibar at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for alleged electoral malpractices and human rights abuses inflicted during the Oct. 28 general elections. Seif […]

Stoltenberg invites Biden to attend next NATO Summit set for 2021

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that he invited projected US President-elect Joe Biden to attend the next NATO summit set for 2021. On Monday, Stoltenberg held a virtual press conference at NATO headquarters to brief the media ahead of the meeting of NATO ministers of foreign […]

Chinese National Defence Minister calls on CJCSC

Chinese Minister of National Defence General Wei Fenghe, who was on his official visit to Pakistan, called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza here at Joint Staff Headquarters. Both the dignitaries discussed matters related to changing geostrategic environment and further […]

Israel bars Palestinians from praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque

For the fifth week in a row, Israeli police on Friday prevented hundreds of Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer. According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent, Israeli police stopped worshipers from the West Bank at checkpoints […]

Pakistan to participate in 17th China-ASEAN Expo at China

BEIJING, :Pakistan will participate as a special partner in the 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, Guangxi province, China from November 27-30, said Gao Feng, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. “We have invited Pakistan to participate as a special partner in this important […]

Turkey expects center with Russia to ‘soon’ begin operation

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart via telephone that he expects a joint monitoring center that will be established in Nagorno-Karabakh to ‘soon’ begin operations. Erdogan told Vladimir Putin the center should become active as soon as possible “as part of the steps taken […]

Indian Navy pilot missing after MiG-29K crashes in sea

A two-seat trainer version of the Indian Navy‘s MiG-29K fighter crashed in the Arabian Sea on Thursday evening. The Times of India reported the ill-fated MiG-29K was operating off the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The accident, reportedly, occurred around 5pm on Thursday. One of the two […]

Trump says will vacate White House if Electoral College votes for Biden

The incumbent US president has so far refused to concede to what he called “election fraud”, vowing to continue his legal battle to ensure that all ballots cast in the 3 November election are legitimate. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will depart the […]

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