Lives are at risk, and “the cost of inaction is simply too high”, Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said in a statement on Saturday after concluding a five-day visit to Syria. She expressed grave concern over the complexities and challenges facing the population and humanitarian operations on the ground. “The…
Karachi: The Election Commission of Pakistan has stopped the Sindh government from extending the tenure of the current Executive Director of IBA Karachi, Dr. Akbar Zaidi. The first four-year tenure of Dr. Akbar Zaidi will be completed after 15 days on 12 January 2024. He was appointed as the Executive Director of IBA Karachi by…
Right Sergei Naryshkin, left William Burns Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, has confirmed that he spoke with CIA chief William Burns in late June regarding Ukraine. According to Russia’s official news agency, Sergei Naryshkin said that the talks with the CIA director discussed what should be done in Ukraine. The telephone conversation…
File photo There has been a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Managing Director of the IMF. The Prime Minister and MDIMF Kristalina Georgieva met this morning On this occasion, the Prime Minister said that coordination on the points of the IMF program will take the form of the decision of the…
CIA Director William Burns, file photo CIA director William Burns made a secret visit to Beijing last month. According to a Chinese newspaper, the CIA director met with Chinese intelligence officials. In this visit, the CIA chief emphasized the importance of keeping intelligence communications open between Washington and Beijing. The British newspaper Financial Times also…
US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan met with the Director of China’s Foreign Affairs Commission, Wang Yi, in Vienna. The White House has issued a statement that the meeting took place between May 10 and 11. According to the White House, the two sides had clear, concrete and positive discussions on US-China joint relations, global…
