ISLAMABAD: Despite strong tensions over Kashmir, Pakistan and India will sign the agreement that would govern the operations of the Kartarpur Corridor without a visa for the Sikh Indian pilgrims. The Foreign Ministry spokesman, Dr. Muhammad Faisal, while talking with Dawn, confirmed that an agreement on the draft had been reached and that both parties […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is committed to fully implementing its action plan to counter money laundering and terrorist financing by February next year and there is no disagreement among the institutions of several governments on this issue, says financial advisor Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. A global control agency for money laundering and terrorist financing, the Financial Action Task
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday blamed the corruption of previous rulers for the country's economic problems and assured the leaders and legislators of his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the coalition partners of the Muttahida Qaumi- Movement coalition Pakistan and the Great Democratic Alliance that your government will extend Support to solve the problems of
ISLAMABAD: The opposition has decided that the prerogative to hold talks with the government on the issue of "Azadi March" rests solely with the Rehbar Committee and asked the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) not to communicate with any party politician. After informing reporters after a meeting of the opposition Rehbar Committee on Monday, his coordinator
AKCAKALE: Dozens of vehicles left a besieged Syrian border city, evacuating Kurdish fighters and civilians and opening the way for Turkey-backed forces to take over the first setback under a three-day-long ceasefire negotiated by the United States . Kurdish officials say that the evacuation of the city of Ras al-Ayn will be followed by the
SYDNEY: Australia's leading newspapers were expected to publish on the front page on Monday to appear very drafted to protest against recent legislation restricting press freedoms, a rare example of the unity of the generally tribal media industry. The head of the national News Corp unit of Rupert Murdoch, the Australian Financial Review editor Nine
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to address its long-standing problems through structural reforms and strengthening institutions through the legal framework to help the economy be competitive. The government was also advised to strengthen cooperation at the federal and provincial levels for greater fiscal and economic calibration, said IMF Director of the
WASHINGTON: India is trying to build the world's largest facial recognition system to immediately detect a suspect, says an official announcement published in international media. The proposed database, the Automated Facial Recognition System, aims to "modernize … the collection of information, criminal identification, verification and dissemination" throughout the country. India has asked IT companies around
KARACHI: Sellers have shown doors to thousands of daily salaried workers, external employees and contract workers from July to date after a massive decrease in sales in the automotive sector in general. The president of the Pakistani Association of Automobile Parts and Accessories Manufacturer (Paapam), Captain (retired), Mohammad Akram, said Dawn on Saturday he had
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered Pakistan access to its labor market database, which would help boost the export of the Pakistani workforce to the Gulf state. According to a press release, the offer was extended by the UAE Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization (Mohre) Nasser Bin Thani Al Hameli during a
