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Bilawal Bhutto says no one be allowed to challenge writ of state

MUNICH: PTI Founder remains in jail or not, it has nothing to do with Pakistan's progress, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said in an informal chat on the sidelines of the Munich security conference. "The PTI's Founder has a role if today's young generation i...

President Zardari meets President of Portugal in Lisbon

LISBON: President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with the President of the Portuguese Republic, Mr Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at the Palácio Nacional de Belém. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa warmly welcomed President Asif Ali Zardari...

Embarrassment for Modi as Macron ignores handshake attempt

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron ignited a storm of controversy when he refused to shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Paris. The incident, which quickly went viral on social media, showed President Macron g...

President discusses mutual ties with Turkish counterpart

ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari, who left Pakistan for Lisbon, Portugal to condole the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, held a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. The meeting took place at the Ataturk Airport State...

President Zardari, Chinese Premier vow boosting Pak-China ties

BEIJING: President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, with the two sides vowing to strengthen the Pakistan-China strategic cooperative partnership, according to a statement from the President...

President Zardari, Xi Jinping reaffirm support on core issues

BEIJING: President Asif Ali Zardari met with the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, yesterday. President Zardari reassured China that militant attacks would not disrupt Pakistan's long-...

Kashmir Solidarity day observed in Ankara with high-level participation

ANKARA: The Embassy of Pakistan in Ankara observed Kashmir Solidarity Day (05 February) to reaffirm support to the legitimate Kashmiri struggle for realization of their right to self-determination. Former Turkish deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag, fo...

President Zardari arrives in China for state visit

BEIJING: President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in China for a five-day state visit from February 4-8, 2025, at invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. China's finance minister greeted President Asif Zardari at Beijing Airport. Asif Zardari is accom...

Iran unveils new ballistic missile in show of force

TEHRAN: Iran revealed a new ballistic missile that it said was capable of travelling 1,700 kilometres, unveiling it at a Tehran ceremony attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian. State television broadcast images of the missile, dubbed Etemad, or "tru...

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school

MOSCOW: Kyiv and Moscow traded blame for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, while Kyiv said new missile and drone attacks killed at least 18 people in Ukraine. Fighting in the nearly three-year war has shown n...

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Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump's Gaza plan

RIYADH: Arab leaders will gather in Saudi Arabia today (Friday) to counter President Donald Trump's plan for US control of Gaza and the expulsion of its inhabitants, diplomatic and government sources said. The plan stirred rare unity among Arab state...

King Salman green lights Saudi riyal symbol

RIYADH: King Salman bin Abdulaziz approved the official symbol for the Saudi riyal, marking a milestone that strengthens the identity of the Kingdom's national currency, the Saudi Gazette reported. Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Governor Ayman Al-Sayari e...

Five judges urge SC to restrain Justice Dogar from duties

ISLAMABAD: Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to restrain Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from carrying out his duties as the acting IHC chief justice. The development is the latest in the row affect...

SC judge questions armed forces' judicial power being under executive control

ISLAMABAD: During Supreme Court hearing of an intra-court appeal challenging the trial of civilians in military courts, Justice Jamal Mandokhel posed a critical question regarding the constitutional authority of the armed forces. He inquired whether...
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