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Ukraine’s Zelensky ready to negotiate with Russian counterpart Putin for permanent peace

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he is ready for negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putin. “I’m ready for negotiations with him. I was ready for the last two years. And I think that without negotiations we cannot end this war,” Zelensky told CNN in a televised interview. He said: “I think that we have to use any format, any chance in order to have a possibility of negotiating, possibility of talking to Putin,” warning that if the attempts to negotiate with Putin fail, “that would mean that this is a thirdRead More


PM, Speaker have abrogated the constitution: Chairman Bilawal

Islamabad, MAR 20 /DNA/ – Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his press conference at Zardari House Islamabad on Sunday said that this coward captain is running from the vote of no-confidence. He is escaping to the extent that he has made the Speaker abrogate the constitution. The constitution says that the Speaker of the National Assembly has to call a session within fourteen days. It is Pakistan’s precedent that the voting takes place just after seven days. When the no-confidence was tabled against Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, thenRead More


Reference to be filed today: Asad

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar announced on Sunday the reference for the interpretation of Article 63(A) is “ready” and will be presented before the Supreme Court tomorrow (March 21).  Taking to Twitter, the minister said: “Hopefully, with this case, the selling of consciousness by becoming turncoats will end once and for all.” Umar also hoped that the case will lead to a reduction in buying of votes via illegitimate means. Earlier, the government had decided to approach the SC for interpretation ofRead More


Curtain Raiser: OIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Islamabad, 22-23 March 2022

ISLAMABAD, MAR 20: Pakistan is hosting the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on 22-23 March 2022. The thematic focus of the Ministerial Conference is on ‘Partnering for Unity, Justice and Development’. The meeting will coincide with the 75th anniversary celebrations of Pakistan’s Independence. Foreign Ministers and high-level dignitaries from OIC Member and Observer States are attending the CFM. They will also witness the Pakistan Day Parade on 23 March 2022 as Guests of Honour. State Councilor andRead More


OIC-FM urged to pass resolution on Dr Aafia

KARACHI, MAR 21 (DNA) — A demo of civil society in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Sunday urged the OIC-FM moot scheduled in Islamabad to pass a resolution to demand early release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani mother and educational scientist presently languishing in a US jail. The demo was arranged by the civil society members who chanted slogans in favour of Dr Aafia release. Addressing the demo, the speakers said Dr Aafia was an innocent victim of so-called war on terror. They said whenRead More


Ukraine says seven humanitarian corridors will open on Sunday

kyiv: Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said seven humanitarian corridors would open on Sunday to enable civilians to leave frontline areas. Ukraine has evacuated a total of 190,000 people from such areas since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24, Vereshchuk said on Saturday, though Ukraine and Russia blame each other for hobbling the process.