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Russia urges direct talks between Israel, Palestine

MOSCOW, MAR 17 – Russia urged Israel to renew direct talks with Palestine, aiming to establish a Palestinian state. Russia is ready to contribute to organizing a direct dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday at a news conference in Moscow following a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. “Special attention was paid to the situation in relations between the Arab countries and Israel. We welcome the normalization of Israel with a number of Arab states and believe that this process should contribute toRead More


Stop criticising opposition, control inflation; PM Imran tells Ministers

ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed his ministers to cancel public gatherings on account of the coronavirus pandemic and instead take steps to control inflation. While chairing PTI political committee’s meeting in Islamabad, PM Imran asked his ministers to stop criticising the opposition, and focus on their performances instead. The meeting was attended by federal ministers Sheikh Rashid, Pervez Khattak, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry and others. The meeting discussed the country’s current political situation, particularly the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) meeting to be heldRead More


Foreign Minister of Kuwait to visit Pakistan on March 18-19

ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 (DNA) – On the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, will be visiting Pakistan on 18-19 March 2021. He will be accompanied by a delegation comprising senior officials from the Kuwaiti Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health, Interior, and Trade and Industry. The visit of the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister comes in the backdrop of the bilateral meeting held with Foreign Minister Qureshi on the sidelines ofRead More


Mujahid Anwar Khan pays a farewell call on PM Imran

ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 – Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Imran Khan today. The Prime Minister appreciated the meritorious services of the outgoing Air Chief rendered in the service of the nation and wished him well.


Security Forces conducts IBO in Kanju, Swat

RAWALPINDI, MAR 17: Security Forces conducted IBO in Kanju, Swat on confirmation of the presence of terrorists. During the exchange of fire terrorist, Mukarram killed while terrorist apprehended. Due to terrorists firing 2 local civilian pedestrians were also martyred. Both the terrorists of TTP Swat remained involved in terrorists’ activities against Security Forces & LEAs, demolition of schools, extortion and targeting killing.


Berlin warns Moscow: don’t restrict our journalists

BERLIN, MAR 17 – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas demanded on Wednesday that Russia respect foreign correspondents’ right to report after an official warned German journalists of possible reprisals in a tit-for-tat row. Earlier this month, Russia’s foreign-facing state television station RT accused the German government of putting pressure on lenders, including Commerzbank, to close the bank account of its German office. Germany has denied that while Commerzbank declined to comment on individual clients. Russian-based German journalists were summoned to a video conference on Monday at which, according to aRead More