Beijing: Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday in the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest, where a blizzard had trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the world’s tallest mountain. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to clear out snow blocking access to the area, which sits…
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Saturday criticised the recent remarks made by the Indian military officers and political leaders, warning that a future conflict between the two countries might lead to a “cataclysmic devastation”. In a statement, it also said that these “irresponsible statements” indicate a renewed attempt at “fabricating arbitrary pretexts for aggression” –…
Lahore: Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan has been in a ‘solitary confinement’ and his cell door remains shut at all times, his party alleged on Friday, calling such treatment “unlawful”. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo has been in jail since August 2023, in multiple cases against him. He is currently lodged in the…
Moscow: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit Moscow next week to attend a meeting on Afghanistan reconciliation and regional cooperation, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. In a regular briefing on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Muttaqi will also hold bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his anticipation for his upcoming visit to India in early December and has ordered the government to devise measures to mitigate the trade imbalance with India, which has resulted from New Delhi’s heavy import of crude. Speaking at the international Valdai discussion forum of security and geopolitical experts from 140…
New Delhi: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India around Dec. 5-6, 2025, according to highly placed sources in government. His visit will focus on consolidating defence and trade ties amid tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. NDTV stated that there are “major preparations underway” in New Delhi to welcome Putin. Russia…
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China will resolutely oppose “Taiwan independence” separatist activities and external interference, and firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a reception held at the…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir back his plan to end the Gaza conflict “100 per cent”, as he listed them among the world leaders “very much involved” in the negotiations on the issue. “This afternoon after extensive consultation with our friends and…
Cairo: After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree. Hamas faces a bitter tradeoff; the proposal demands that the group effectively surrender in return for uncertain gains. But if it rejects the deal, the U.S. could give Israel an…
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand here, as he termed the appointment of envoys to Delhi and Ottawa as a “welcome” step to rebuild ties between the two countries. “A good meeting with FM @AnitaAnandMP of Canada this morning in New York,” Jaishankar said in a…
