The trip marks 70 years of ties, first by a Pakistani prime minister to Vienna in over three decades Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to pay an official visit to Vienna, Austria on 15-16. February at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Sold-out stadium, political tensions and rivalries set the stage for T20 World Cup showdown Naqvi meets Pakistani players ahead of high-stakes World Cup clash with India PHOTO: PCB Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday met national team players and management ahead of the high-stakes T20 World Cup match against India in Colombo. The
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President Asif Ali Zardari addresses local leaders and former ticket holders of the party in Rahim Yar Khan. Photo: APP RAHIM YAR KHAN: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday reiterated his resolve to steer the country towards economic recovery, strengthen national unity and uphold the ideological legacy of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Addressing the
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LAHORE: Senior political leaders from across the spectrum warned Saturday of an “emergency-like” climate, shrinking democratic space and the dangers of a security-dominated state, as they called for political unity and public resistance to protect constitutional rule. Speaking in frank terms, PTI’s Barrister Ali Zafar lamented the current situation resembling the prevailing martial law, PPP’s
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Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khanum. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, sister of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan, said on Saturday that the former prime minister spoke to her sons for about 20 minutes and was “extremely happy to hear their voices”. “The Supreme Commander of Pakistan had allowed Imran Khan to speak
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. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The National Dialogue Committee (NDC) on Saturday urged President Yahya Afridi to ensure compliance with Supreme Court directives on the medical examination and treatment of jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan. Imran, who has been incarcerated in Adiala Jail for the past two-and-a-half
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. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the UN Security Council session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK UNITED NATIONS: Amid a political deadlock among the signatories of the 2018 South Sudan Peace Agreement and a dangerous escalation of armed confrontations, Pakistan has called on all stakeholders to recommit to the agreement in good
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. National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. PHOTO: FACEBOOK ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will visit Morocco from 15-17. February. The visit is being held at the official invitation of the Speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives, Mr. Rachid Talbi El Alami, a press release
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. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday. — SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a meeting with the custodian of the shrine Hazrat Bibi Zainab (RA) from Syria along with a delegation. During the meeting, issues related to facilitation of pilgrims were discussed. Both sides agreed to
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Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/file ISLAMABAD: A single medical revelation has changed the political temperature. Before jailed former prime minister Imran Khan revealed that he had lost 15 percent of the sight in his right eye, many within the PTI had quietly resigned themselves to a prolonged incarceration. The legal space seemed limited,
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