Minister of State for External Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar arrived in Brussels today on a two-day official visit. The purpose of his visit is to strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan and Belgium in all areas of cooperation. It has to focus specifically on the supply of manpower from Pakistan for Belgium’s needs. Speaking on the…
In January, a fanatical extremist leader set fire to a page of the Holy Quran; Photo: File Stockholm: A Swedish court rejected a police ban on a gathering organized for the unholy audacity of burning the Holy Quran, saying the police had no legal justification to stop the gathering. According to the World News Agency,…
There are likely to be 6 to 9 holidays in the UAE on Eid al-Adha; Photo: File Abu Dhabi: Eid-ul-Adha holidays have been announced in the United Arab Emirates. According to Arab media, there will be holidays in the United Arab Emirates from 9th Zil-Hajj to 12th Zil-Hijj, that is, possibly from Tuesday, June 27th…
The National Assembly approved the resolution to conduct cases against the miscreants of May 9 under the Military Act, the resolution was presented by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif in the National Assembly. Jamaat-e-Islami opposed sending PTI cases to military courts. The defense minister said that on May 9, military installations and martyrs’ memorials were attacked…
The Pakistani American community celebrated the second Pakistan Cultural Festival on Sunday in Sacramento, the capital of the US state of California. Pakistanis from every region of Pakistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan participated in the capital Sacramento and its major cities Roswell, Folsom, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Elk Grove and Natomas….
Photo file Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hamad Azhar has said that the first cargo of cheap oil from Russia was to be received in April last year. In his statement on Twitter, Hamad Azhar said that the PDM government has been procrastinating on the issue of Russian oil for 14 months, after 14 months, no…
File photo The Netherlands is considering legislation to screen foreign students who want to study in technical fields here. According to the foreign news agency, this process of investigation will be implemented by the universities and the government to prevent the access of Chinese students and companies to the technology of the Netherlands. The Ministry…
File photo Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Selection Committee Chairman Haroon Rashid has said that the return of all-rounder Imad Wasim to the T20 team is welcome, but it would be premature to say anything about his participation in the ODI team. Speaking in Geo News’ program ‘Score’, the chief selector said that the doors of…
Two senior officials with the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), briefed ambassadors on recent developments, including the arrest of a top fugitive from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and the final verdict related to atrocities committed in the Balkan wars. Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, Mechanism President, reported that in-court proceedings…
That’s the latest from the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA), which tweeted that the UN and its humanitarian partners have delivered vital supplies, mainly water, hygiene items and food, to cover the needs of nearly 180,000 people, despite the difficult conditions. The number of people reached with aid is up five-fold since 9 June. “Drinking…
