ALASKA: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after holding a summit with President Vladimir Putin that failed to yield a ceasefire. In a major shift, Trump also said he had agreed with Putin that the best way to …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom from August 17 to 19 where he will meet with his British counterpart among others, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday. Pakistan and UK have been engaged in Enhanced Strategic Dialogue since 2011, which has deepened and broadened the dialogue between the two …
NEW YORK: Pakistan and the Federated States of Micronesia have formally established diplomatic relations to open up avenues for bilateral cooperation. The Federated States of Micronesia are an island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean that joined the United Nations in 1991, according to the UN’s website . Both countries’ permanent representatives to the UN signed an agreement at …
BEIJING: When asked to comment on the extension of the trade truce between China and the US, the US’ executive order which states that the US continues to have discussions with China to “address the lack of trade reciprocity in our economic relationship and our resulting national and economic security concerns,” and Trump’s comment which highlighted what he called his …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to visit Dhaka on August 23 amid a rapid progress and warming in bilateral relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh. The two countries were once one nation but split following a bloody civil war, which saw the territory previously referred to as ‘East Pakistan’ seceding to form the independent nation …
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. 80 years ago, faced with the dark and evil forces of fascism, people of different countries, nationalities, social systems and ideologies united and made great sacrifices for the victory of justice and peace, thus opening the prelude to mankind’s …
TASHKENT: On August 5, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), which will be held in the Avaza tourist zone in Turkmenistan. The III Conference is organized by the UN Secretariat in cooperation with the Government of Turkmenistan. The upcoming forum is expected to be attended by …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday unequivocally condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli ministers, calling Tel Aviv out for its “shameless actions which are inflaming tensions in Palestine and the wider region”. Early on Sunday, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, shielded by Israeli police, led a large group of illegal settlers in a …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that the Pakistani and Iranian leadership were eager to raise bilateral trade volume between the two countries to $10 billion at the earliest, according to a joint statement. Pakistan and Iran share close ties and have signed multiple agreements across sectors such as energy and trade. The announcement was made as the …
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian landed in Islamabad on Saturday for a two-day visit, eyeing to reaffirm his commitment to elevate annual bilateral trade with Pakistan. Pakistan has recently expressed solidarity and a desire for cooperation with Iran, which experts say is vital to securing shared interests in a shifting geopolitical environment. Pezeshkian is paying a two-day official visit to …