Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab Police may launch a security operation on Thursday to arrest the “terrorists” allegedly holed up in former prime minister Imran Khan’s home in Lahore as the provincial government’s 24-hour deadline to hand them over expired, according to media reports. The interim government in Punjab on Wednesday claimed that some ’30 to 40′ terrorists…
Beijing: China on Thursday said Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Maldives and the Philippines have extended emergency help to it in the search and rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members onboard that sank in the Indian Ocean. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) told the Chinese state-run Xinhua…
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court here on Wednesday extended until May 31 its order to prevent the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in any case filed against him after May 9. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruling came after the government’s lawyer requested more time to provide information about the cases filed against…
Islamabad: Pakistan has no other option but to ask its all-weather ally China to bail out its ailing economy to avert full fledged eruption of the Balance of Payment (BoP) crisis if the IMF does not revive the USD 6.5 billion programme, according to a media report on Tuesday. The policymakers are left with no other…
Cape Town: India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021. “India has taken important steps…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reaffirmed his support for the war-torn European nation. This is the fourth European country that Zelenskky has visited in the past few days. He made an unannounced visit to Paris on Sunday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, after trips to Germany…
Stockholm: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar interacted with the Indian community in Sweden and highlighted the transformations underway in India during his visit to Stockholm for bilateral talks and the European Union (EU) Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Sweden to participate in the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). “Delighted to…
Islamabad: An Islamic party in Pakistan’s ruling coalition on Monday staged a demonstration to protest against the judiciary, including the Supreme Court, for allegedly providing “blanket relief” to former prime minister Imran Khan in a number of cases. Many protesters, including workers and supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), made an entrance into the Red Zone despite…
Stockholm: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has discussed a range of issues, including the Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine war, during his meetings here with his counterparts from France, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Sweden to participate in the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). He met…
Washington: Indian American Geeta Rao Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as the Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues in the State Department. The department in a tweet on Friday said it is looking forward to her efforts to promote women and girls’ rights through US foreign policy. Gupta was confirmed by the…
