PARIS: Three of the main former advisers of the French government went to trial on Monday accused of organizing a system of bribes in arms deals with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 1990s. The trial is the first that arises from an expanding investigation into the so-called Karachi affair, where a bus carrying French […]
ISLAMABAD: During his visit from October 8 to 9 to China, Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet with President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing to discuss the security situation in the disputed Kashmir region, as well as the economic ties, his office said Monday. "The visit will be essential to further
LAHORE: Federal Minister of Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, has rekindled the controversy over the sighting of the moon by apologizing to the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee for what he says deceive the nation about the sighting of the moon to Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar. "[My ministry] He has published images for the
Abha (Saudi Arabia): This August 23 archive photo shows American vacationer Paris Verra posing for a photo with a colorful crown native to the town of Rijal Almaa during a festival. – AP DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has lifted some restrictions on women traveling in the ultra-conservative kingdom, its tourism authority said on Sunday, with new
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves held by its central bank plummeted to $ 7.74 billion on September 27 from $ 8.46 billion a week ago. But the currency markets remained calm and the rupee remained stable during the week. This large drop in reserves was presumably the result of the external debt service at the end
The Pakistani consumer is losing hope. Job uncertainty and fear of freezing wages / lowering wages amid rising cost of living have overwhelmed the millions of people in the country. The changing behavior of the consumer has shaken the market. The trend has not spared even in high-end fashion brands and restaurants. Read: Inflation jumps
ISLAMABAD: Despite being in the category of "Enhanced Monitoring" by the Asia Pacific Group (APG) in August this year, Pakistan made significant improvements in its systems to combat money laundering (LD) and terrorist financing (TF) as per international standards A Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) published here Sunday by APG, a regional affiliate of the Financial
The Afghan Taliban seem to be again at a crossroads. They must decide on a future political strategy without losing too much of their militant strength. Until now, the Taliban leadership had been anticipating that the peace process would be a victory for them. In fact, they entered into talks with the United States with
WASHINGTON: A panel of the US Senate UU. He has attached an amendment to a finance bill that requires India to end its blockade and curfew in retained Kashmir and completely restore communications links to the occupied valley. The amendment, attached to the Foreign Allocations Act for 2020, was submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee,
LONDON: Dozens of British cashmere in London gathered in Parliament Square on Saturday for a candlelight vigil for the thousands of people living under siege in Kashmir in India. On October 5, it marked two months from the date the Indian government eliminated the special status of Kashmir by repealing Article 370. Hundreds of pro-Kashmir
