Sunday, December 11th, 2022
Tajik President arrives on Wednesday
Ansar Bhatti ISLAMABAD: President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon is arriving Pakistan on Wednesday on a three-day visit. The Tajik president is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif. During the visit both sides are expected to sign a number of MoUs with a view to further promoting bilateral relations. For the preparations, the advance team of the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Farhod Salim is already in Pakistan. The Director General Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs andRead More
Saudi foreign minister: ‘All bets off’ if Iran gets nuclear weapon
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday that all bets would be off should Iran get an operational nuclear weapon, with Gulf Arab states moving to guarantee their security. “If Iran gets an operational nuclear weapon, all bets are off,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said in an on-stage interview at the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi when asked about that scenario. “We are in a very dangerous space in the region…you can expect that regional states will certainly look towards how they can ensure their own security.” The nuclear talks have stalled with WesternRead More
Ukrainian ambassador: Germany has promised more weapons
Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, says he has received promises from Berlin for further weapons deliveries to his home country. “In direct talks, we were assured of more weapons and more ammunition. Which ones, we will jointly announce in due course,” Makeiev told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. He said he does not want to put diplomatic pressure on the German government, but nevertheless called on Germany to deliver what it has more quickly “because we don’t have time to wait longer for weapons.” More anti-aircraft systems, self-propelled howitzers and ammunitionRead More
Ethiopia, Pakistan discuss counter-terrorism cooperation
ISLAMABAD, DEC 11 /DNA/ – The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have discussed various ways to develop bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors including security and counter terrorism. The bilateral cooperation on counter-terrorism and security came under discussion during a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula and State Minister for Interior H.E. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju. Ambassador Jemal Beker Abdula eulogized the efforts of Pakistan against terrorism andRead More
Virat Kohli showers love on wife Anushka Sharma on 5th wedding anniversary
Indian skipper Virat Kohli extended love to her wife Anushka Sharma on their fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday. Kohli took to Instagram to wish the wife their fifth wedding anniversary and shared a cute picture of both. He wrote, “5 years on a journey for eternity. How blessed I am to find you, I love you with all my heart.” To this, Anushka took the comment section and funnily replied, “Thank god you didn’t go for ‘payback’ post.” Virat is seen sporting a formal look while Anushka has opted for anRead More
Six martyred, 17 injured in cross-border firing from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, DEC 11 /DNA/ – Afghan Border Forces opened unprovoked and indiscriminate fire of heavy weapons including artillery/ mortar onto the Civilian population in Chaman, Balochistan causing Shahadat of 6 x Civilians with another 17 x individuals being injured. Pakistani border troops have given befitting albeit measured response against the uncalled for aggression, but avoided targeting innocent Civilians in the area. Pakistan has also approached Afghan authorities at Kabul to highlight severity of the situation and demanded strict action to obviate any such recurrence of the incident in future.