In one of several lucrative contracts President Tayyip Erdogan obtained for Turkey’s beleaguered economy on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia decided to purchase Turkish drones. Ankara is now reaping the rewards of Erdogan’s recent diplomatic campaign to mend relations with Gulf Arab states. Erdogan and Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince ofRead More →

Gulbar Khan, the recently elected chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, has named his 14-person cabinet. The Cabinet Division announced late on Monday night that the cabinet consists of four senior ministers, eight ministers, and two advisers. Housing is being handled by Senior Minister Syed Amjad Zaidi, food and tourism by SeniorRead More →

The National Assembly will be dissolved on August 8 in order to make way for the installation of a caretaker government to run the nation’s affairs, as agreed upon by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). According to sources, the general election would take placeRead More →

CHICAGO: Acumen Pharmaceuticals (ABOS.O) announced on Sunday that an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that targets a novel version of the harmful protein beta amyloid in the brain has passed an initial safety test and will move on to a larger trial. According to the manufacturer, the medication, ACI193, wasRead More →

The administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has designated a number of the province’s districts as sensitive during the Muharram processions. It is urged that Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) make suitable security precautions for the situation. The districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the home department, include Peshawar, Kohat, Hangu, Dera IsmailRead More →

Government representatives, ambassadors from many nations, members of the media, and people from all walks of life took part in the French Embassy’s lavish celebration of Pakistan’s National Day. Speaking at the occasion, Nicolas Galey, the French ambassador to Pakistan, praised the development of the two countries’ bilateral relations andRead More →

On Saturday, Fawad Asadullah Khan was named director general of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to a formal notification, the appointment was made on a contract basis for a three-year period. He was given additional responsibility as the DG IB for a year by theRead More →