KABUL: Millions of Afghans are expected to face the threat of militant attacks to vote in a presidential election on Saturday, hoping to avoid repeating a bitter, fraudulent and ultimately unresolved poll in 2014. About a dozen candidates are in the fray for the presidency, but current President Ashraf Ghani and its executive director Abdullah […]
NEW YORK: The UN Security Council sanctions committee has allowed Pakistan to allow Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed to use his bank account for personal expenses. Saeed is a global terrorist appointed by the UN. The United States Department of the Treasury also declared him a specially designated global terrorist and since 2012 he has
KARACHI: The non-seasonal torrential rains in the city threatened the innovative one-day international series here as Pakistan prepared to receive Sri Lanka in the first of three games at the National Stadium on Friday. With the paramount importance given to security measures, similar to what the head of state and the VVIPs normally receive, the
LONDON: Dozens of activists gathered in front of the headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) here on Thursday, demanding coverage of the ongoing crisis in Kashmir controlled by India. A similar demonstration took place outside the London office of Cable News Network (CNN). Protesters held up posters and chanted slogans such as "BBC, wake
ISLAMABAD: The Singapore-based Trafigura firm signed an agreement with Universal Gas Distribution Company (UGDC) on Thursday to use its excess capacity at the Pakistan Gas Port Limited (PGPL) terminal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to transport sector Trafigura, a multinational commodity company, had a five percent shareholding in the terminal and acquired a surplus
DUBAI: A crowd in Dubai burst into cheers and applause on Wednesday when the first astronaut in the United Arab Emirates launched into the International Space Station, baptizing him as a national hero. Emiratis and schoolchildren gathered at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center when Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, was launched into space accompanied by Russian
UNITED NATIONS: “I had a very good meeting with Prime Minister (Imran) Khan. It was a long meeting and we discussed a lot, ”said US President Donald Trump when Indian journalists pressured him to condemn Pakistan's alleged support for militants in the occupied valley. The 74th session of the UN General Assembly, although focused on
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Group (CDWP) approved on Wednesday a total of seven development projects with an estimated total cost of Rs36 billion. Of these, two larger projects with an estimated cumulative cost of Rs25bn were referred to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval. The remaining five smaller projects
After a day of concentration of "Howdy, Modi" in Houston, the financial teams of the United States and India failed to close a trade agreement as both parties showed no flexibility to close the gap in their positions in certain areas. The Hindu, a leading English newspaper, reported Wednesday that despite the presence of Commerce
Thousands of kilometers away from their loved ones in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) earthquake, British Pakistanis with roots in the region expressed their sadness and frustration after the disaster on Tuesday night. "There have been 10 deaths in my town," said Sanawar Hussain, originally from the city of Jatlan. Although his father moved
