HAVANA, Cuba – On Thursday, Russia donated nearly 20,000 tonnes of wheat to political ally Cuba, a welcome gift for the Caribbean island nation, which is suffering from soaring global grain prices as a result of the Ukraine conflict. Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrei Guskov stated at a ceremony thatRead More →

Former President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s efforts bore fruit on Thursday when the Balochistan Awami Party-Mengal (BNP-M) agreed to join the federal cabinet. Agha Hassan Baloch will be named Federal Minister for Science and Technology, while Hashim Notezai will be appointed Minister of State for Energy,Read More →

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Syed Tariq Fatemi as his special assistant for foreign affairs. “The prime minister has been pleased to appoint Syed Tariq Fatemi as special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs, with immediate effect, in accordance with Rule 4 (6) of the RulesRead More →

On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet removed Finance Minister Miftah Ismail from the Exit Control List (ECL). Following the meeting, Miftah Ismail stated that the fiscal deficit averaged 1,600 billion rupees per year during the previous government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, while the Imran Khan-led government increased this figure toRead More →

On Tuesday, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) sent a delegation to London to meet with the supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PMLN). The delegation will be led by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and will include Syed Khurshid Shah, Naveed Qamar, Sherry Rehman, and Qamar Zaman Kaira.Read More →

Iran’s armed forces would attack Israel’s heart if it makes “even the tiniest move” against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi said during a military parade on Monday, amid stalled talks between Tehran and international powers to resurrect a 2015 nuclear deal. Israel, largely regarded as possessing the Middle East’sRead More →

After the session was prorogued owing to a Supreme Court decision earlier on Saturday, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mahmood called the Legislative Assembly session on Monday to choose the next prime minister. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi, the opposition deemed theRead More →

Russia’s Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after being engulfed in an inferno sparked by a missile strike, according to Ukraine, as the Kremlin complained that Kyiv was targeting its citizens in cross-border sorties. The guided missile cruiser Moskva has led Russia’s naval effort against its neighbour in the seven-week conflict,Read More →