‘POWERFUL’ COUNTRY ANGERED BY RECENT VISIT TO RUSSIA: PM IMRAN

Fri 01 April 2022: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that a “powerful” country had been “angered” by his visit to Russia in February and had questioned his decision to go ahead with the two-day tour amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. He did not name the country in his speech at the Islamabad Security Dialogue. The premier noted […]

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CURFEW IN SRI LANKA AS PROTESTERS TRY TO STORM PRESIDENT’S HOUSE

Fri 01 April 2022: Police impose indefinite curfew in parts of Sri Lankan capital as protests against worsening economic crisis turns violent. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Police in Sri Lanka have imposed a curfew in the country’s capital following clashes with protesters who tried to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence as anger grows over a worsening […]

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PM IMRAN RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AHEAD OF NO-TRUST VOTE: OBSERVERS

Thu 31 March 2022: After losing the support of key allies and party dissidents, political observers say Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is running out of options amid a no-trust motion from the opposition. Khan, already under pressure for his handling of a struggling economy, effectively lost majority in parliament after Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), […]

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INDIA-RUSSIA EXPLORE A RUPEE-ROUBLE PAYMENT SCHEME TO BYPASS WAR

Thu 31 March 2022: Mumbai, India–Indian authorities are actively considering dedicated payment mechanisms for trade with Russia to enable existing trade obligations in the wake of sanctions imposed on the Kremlin, a move that will also pave the way for cheaper oil imports to meet the country’s energy demands. In the past month, as sanctions have been […]

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IMRAN KHAN A PLAYER WHO FIGHTS TILL LAST BALL, WON’T RESIGN: PAK MINISTER

Wed 30 March 2022: Even as Imran Khan faces mounting pressure with some allies leaving the ruling coalition ahead of the no-confidence vote, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the Pakistan Prime Minister will not resign. “Prime Minister Imran Khan is a player who fights till the last ball. He will not resign,” […]

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“JUST GAVE MY PERSPECTIVE”: MISS UNIVERSE 2021 ON HIJAB COMMENTS

Wed 30 March 2022: Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue. The 24-year-old, who won the coveted pageant earlier this year, said the matter in question was something […]

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RUSSIA, CHINA CONDEMN WESTERN SANCTIONS ON MOSCOW

Wed 30 March 2022: Foreign ministers of Russia and China have condemned what they called illegal and counterproductive Western sanctions, the Russian foreign ministry has said. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui.a “The ministers had a thorough exchange of views…The head of the Russian […]

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FIRST DAYTIME ACTIVE OWL FOSSIL FOUND IN CHINA: STUDY

Wed 30 March 2022: Paleontologists have discovered the amazingly well-preserved fossil skeleton of an extinct owl that lived more than six million years ago in northwestern China. The skeleton’s fossilized eye bones revealed that the owl was active in the daytime, not the night, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National […]

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ISRAEL PM’S INDIA VISIT TO BE RESCHEDULED AFTER HE TESTS COVID POSITIVE

Tue 29 March 2022: The visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to India has been postponed and will be rescheduled, Muhamed Heib, spokesperson of the Israel Embassy in India said today. On Monday, it was reported that Naftali Bennett had tested positive for COVID-19. Israel had earlier announced Mr Bennett’s first India visit after […]

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