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UK, France, Germany ‘strongly condemn’ North Korea’s missile tests

London, Feb 2 (AFP/APP): Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday condemned a battery of “provocative” missile tests by North Korea and urged it to comply with UN resolutions ahead of Security Council talks. “We strongly condemn these provocative actions, which undermine regional as well as […]

UK, Russian leaders agree on need for peaceful outcome to Ukraine: Downing Street

London, Feb 2 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call on Wednesday to work towards a “peaceful resolution” of the crisis over Ukraine, according to Downing Street. “The leaders agreed that aggravation was in no one’s interest,” […]

China, US, UK, France and Russia pledge to avoid nuclear war

Hong Kong – January 4 (ONLINE): Five of the world’s largest nuclear powers pledged on Monday to work together toward “a world without nuclear weapons” in a rare statement of unity amid rising East-West tensions. “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be […]

British MPs urge UK, Int’l community to play role in ending humanitarian crisis in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP):British Parliamentarians and other speakers at an event held in Brighton urged the UK government as well as the international community to play their due role to end the humanitarian crisis in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). They also […]

Fuel pumps run dry in UK as govt blames panic buying

London, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):Desperate motorists queued up at fuel pumps across Britain on Monday, draining tanks, fraying tempers and prompting calls for the government to use emergency powers to give priority access to healthcare and other essential workers. The government says a lack of tanker […]

FM visits UK on a three day trip

Islamabad – September 26 (Online): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi reached London on a three-day visit to the United Kingdom on Sunday. On arrival at Heathrow Airport, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Moazzam Ahmad Khan and Deputy High Commissioner Dr. Faisal Aziz and […]

UK to offer 10,500 post-Brexit visas to ease worker shortages: govt

London, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government said Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy. The short-term visas, which will start next month and last until […]

UK PM Johnson laud’s PM Imran’s efforts to counter climate-change

United Nations – September 23 (Online): United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged Prime Minister Imran Khan’s efforts to counter climate change issue. Mentioning PM Imran’s billion tree tsunami project during his UN General Assembly speech, Prime Minister Johnson said that “I invite […]

Court seizes properties worth Rs5000 billion for alleged financial fraud in UK

Islamabad – September 23 (Online): Islamabad’s Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday ordered to seize property worth 5000 billion rupees that belonged to suspects Nisar Afzal, Sagheer Afzal and family, for allegedly committing financial fraud in UK. The Court in its verdict said that suspects may […]

US, UK, Australia unify to counter China

Washington – September 16 (Online): The US, UK and Australia have announced to sign a security pact, evidently an effort to counter China in the Asia-pacific region. Agreement is known as ‘Aukus pact’, which is regarded as one of the biggest of security partnership and […]

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