November 2023

Pakistan secures 10 multibillion-dollar deals with Kuwait

Pakistan signed 10 bilateral cooperation and investment deals with Kuwait during Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar’s visit to the Gulf country on Wednesday, where he met Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other leaders. Kakar’s Kuwait stopover is part of a week-long tour to the Middle East, starting with the United Arab Emirates where […]

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Pak Navy Special Services Group participates in bilateral exercise Ayyildiz in Turkiye

The Pakistan Navy Special Service Group SSG (N) participated in bilateral Special Operations Forces (SOF) Exercise ‘Ayyildiz 2023’ with Turkish Su Altı Taarruz (SAT) at Istanbul, Turkiye. The exercise is regularly conducted in Pakistan and Turkiye alternately. The aim of the exercise was to strengthen military relationships, improve coordination and interoperability and exchange of professional

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FBR freezes PIA’s bank accounts amid EASA audit

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has frozen Pakistan Inter­national Airlines’ (PIA) bank accounts over non-payment of taxes amid an ‘all-important’ audit from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), . A delegation of the European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is currently in Pakistan, raising hopes that a ban imposed on Pakistan International

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UAE pledges 25 billion dollars investment in Pakistan

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth multi-billion dollars in a range of areas on Monday to boost economic and strategic cooperation between the two countries, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said. The prime minister, who is on a two-day visit to the UAE, said with the signing

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Thousands arrested in Bangladesh’s ‘violent’ crackdown

Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to “eliminate competition” ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday. As well as the thousands arrested — many from the key Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) — a staggering number also face charges. According to the BNP, about

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Sufficient wheat stock still flouir prices are too high, why?

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Information, Murtaza Solangi on Monday said there is enough wheat stock in Pakistan to meet the country’s needs and to tackle any flour shortage due to supply chain problems, concrete measures would be initiated. While responding to a motion under Rule 218 by Senator Sania Nishtar, focused on addressing gaps

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Russia proposes meetings between nuclear states in 2024

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Moscow proposed that five states that officially hold nuclear weapons, including Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom and France, organize a meeting in 2024. “We have outlined our proposals, on the agenda and the approximate schedule. In the near future [we] may receive

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Israeli, US spy chiefs meet Qatari PM to discuss ‘building on’ Gaza truce

The heads of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Tuesday to build on the two-day extension of a truce between Israel and Hamas, a source briefed on the visit said. The meeting was “to build on the progress of the extended humanitarian pause agreement and

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