Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Politics

Ali Gilani, son of Pakistan’s ex-PM, recovered from Afghanistan after 3 years

The kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued in Afghanistan in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation. ISLAMABAD - Ali Haider Gilani, the son of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, was recovered on...

Over 250 Pakistanis named in Panama Papers Part 2

Aleem Khan and Zulfi Bukhari of PTI, family members of businessman Seth Abid, close associates of PPP and MQM leadership and Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's mother Saba Obaid are among the 259 Pakistanis holding offshore assets/companies ISLAMABAD - The second...

Sadiq Khan becomes London’s first Muslim Mayor

Labour's Sadiq Khan promises a 'better' London, after becoming first Muslim Mayor of London LONDON (UK)  — Sadiq Khan — a Labour Party leader, a former human rights lawyer and a son of a bus driver from Pakistan — has been...

UAE now has Ministers of Happiness, Tolerance, Future

UAE to push national agenda to make the country the happiest of all nations, prime minister announces. The United Arab Emirates’ poet-prime minister, who’s declared that he wants to make the UAE “one of the best countries in the world”...

Tsai Ing-wen becomes first female president of Taiwan

Tsai Ing-wen wins historic victory over her closest rival, Eric Chu        TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Tsai Ing-wen of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) becomes the first president of the island nation. Tsai takes over from President MaYing-Jeou, who had...

Benazir Bhutto’s 8th death anniversary being observed today

LARKANA (Pakistan) - The 8th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is going to be observed today all across the country. Eight years passed since the first ever female prime minister of Pakistan was assassinated after addressing an...

Indian PM Modi makes first surprise visit to Pakistan

LAHORE (Pakistan) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Lahore on Friday for a brief meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in a surprise visit - the first visit to Pakistan by an Indian premier in more than 10...

Afghan president expected to visit Pakistan next week

ISLAMABAD - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is expected to visit Pakistan on Dec 9 on the occasion of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process which is being jointly hosted by Pakistan and Afghanistan. The two-day meeting...

Pakistan can become bridge between South and Central Asia: Experts

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan should focus on regional developments and boost cooperation with its neighbors to become a bridge between South and Central Asia, speakers urged at a seminar in Islamabad. Enhanced regional cooperation can facilitate Pakistan to act as a...

Senior representative of PPP Makhdoom Amin Fahim passes away

KARACHI - Veteran politician and senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim died in the early hours of Saturday at a local private hospital in Karachi, state-owned Radio Pakistan reported. He had earlier undergone lump surgery in Berlin....

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Qatar unveils plans for $5.5 billion tourism development project Simaisma with Disney-size theme park

Qatar has announced a groundbreaking $5.5 billion (20 billion Qatari Riyal) development project named Simaisma tourist project, featuring a colossal theme park set to surpass the iconic Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in size.