European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a visit to Kyiv that the EU executive’s opinion on Ukraine‘s request to join the European Union would be ready by the end of next week. In a joint news conference in Kyiv, von der Leyen said Saturday’s discussions with Zelenskiy “will enable us to finalise our assessment by the end of next week,” about whether to recommend Ukraine as a candidate for membership. The move, whose timing was widely expected, would only be a preliminary step in a long process. All 27 EU governments would have toRead More

ISLAMABAD:  /DNA/ – Former Finance Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shaukat Tareen has hinted that the government proposed budget 2022-23 would trigger a storm of inflation and unemployment, as they would get no relief from International Monitory Fund (IMF) despite massively overburdening the inflation-ridden masses.Speaking at a joint press conference with PTI senior leaders Omer Ayub and Muzammil Aslam, Tarin said that Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail presented a very confused budget, as he tried to befool the masses through jugglery of words. He said that the government has setRead More

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said that all decisions related to terrorism, including those connected to ongoing talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), must be made by parliament. Bilawal, who is also the foreign minister and has mentioned on several occasions that he has been personally affected by terrorism, said the party would reach out to its allies to build a consensus on the way forward. “PPP held a high-level meeting to discuss the issue of terrorism, particularly in light of recent developments in Afghanistan, with the TTA (Tehreek-i-Taliban Afghanistan)Read More

ISLAMABAD, Jun. 11 (DNA): Federal government unveiled a Rs727 billion development program, with Rs118 billion set aside for new and ongoing connectivity projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program and Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC).According to Gwadar Pro, bulks of funds have been earmarked for road projects along the western alignment of CPEC. The majority of these projects are underway in Balochistan to connect northern and eastern parts of the country with the Gwadar port. The government has also kept funds for feasibility study ofRead More