Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Ukraine war: Russia hits out as Pope labels minority ethnic soldiers ‘cruel’
Russia has hit out at comments from the Pope that some minority groups of soldiers have behaved worse than others in the invasion of Ukraine. The “cruellest” troops are generally Chechens and Buryats, Pope Francis told a US magazine. He also labelled the Holodomor famine caused by the Kremlin in Ukraine in the 1930s a genocide. Russia called the remarks a “perversion”, and said national groups were “one family”. In an interview with America, a Jesuit magazine, Pope Francis was asked about his apparent reluctance to directly condemn Russia for theRead More
SBP receives $500 million from AIIB: Ishaq Dar
he State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday received $500 million from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), confirmed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has transferred today, as per their Board’s approval, to State Bank of Pakistan/Government of Pakistan US $ 500 million as program financing,” tweeted the finance minister. Earlier this month, Dar had announced that AIIB would extend $500 million as co-financing for a development programme in Pakistan. “These funds will be received by the State Bank of Pakistan within November 2022,” Dar had tweeted,Read More
Controversial tweets: Islamabad court extends Azam Swati’s physical remand till Dec 3
ISLAMABAD: A court in Islamabad on Tuesday approved the four-day physical remand of PTI leader Senator Azam Khan Swati for controversial tweets against senior military officers. The PTI leader was once again arrested for speaking against senior military officers early Sunday morning from his farmhouse located in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. He was later presented before a court which had approved Swati’s physical remand for two days. FIA’s Cybercrime Wing had arrested Swati for using foul language for the army chief and other senior military officers. During the hearing today, SeniorRead More
SC to announce verdict on Reko Diq presidential reference next week
The Supreme Court on Tuesday completed the hearing of a reference filed in the Reko Diq case by President Dr Arif Alvi. A five-member larger bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial — heard the case and will give its verdict on the presidential reference next week. Before reserving the verdict, the chief justice, during the hearing, said that the president has sought the opinion from legal channels. “The court will be careful while giving an opinion on the matter of basic rights in the presidentialRead More
Pakistani officials hold talks with Afghan minister after TTP calls off ceasefire
KABUL, NOV 29: A high-level delegation headed by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar is in Kabul to hold talks with Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi as the TTP called off their months-long ceasefire with Pakistan. Khar arrived in Kabul Tuesday on a day-long visit during which she discussed matters of bilateral importance with Amir Khan Mutaqqi focusing on political consultations between the two governments. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq was also present. Earlier on her arrival in the Afghan capital, KharRead More
PML-N hints at governor’s rule in Punjab
LAHORE: The PML-N Tuesday hinted at imposing governor’s rule in Punjab in order to stop the PTI from dissolving the assembly. After holding another round of talks with the coalition partner PPP, PML-N’s Attaullah Tarrar Tuesday said that the opposition parties in Punjab will reveal their strategy in a day or two to counter PTI’s bid to dissolve the provincial assembly. “When the resolution comes from the National Assembly and the Senate and goes to the President, the governor’s rule can be imposed,” the PML-N leader said. The PML-N andRead More