Islamabad: The United States has approved the sale of advanced technology and support for F-16 fighter jets valued at USD 686 million to Pakistan. The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), in a letter sent to Congress Monday, approved, reported Dawn Thursday. The package includes...
United Nations: India has assailed Pakistan's "trade and transit terrorism" against the people of Afghanistan by closing access for the landlocked country that is trying to rebuild itself after years of travails. India's Permanent Representative P. Harish told the Security Council Wednesday (local time), "Such...
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced a new “Trump Gold Card” programme that he said would allow companies to retain top graduates from American universities -- including thousands from India -- ending what he described as a “ridiculous” system that forces skilled talent to leave...
Islamabad: The Trump administration has approved USD 1.25 billion in US Export-Import (EXIM) Bank financing for Pakistan's Reko Diq copper-gold mine in restive Balochistan, the mineral-rich but poor province hit by militancy and insurgencies. In a video message posted on X Wednesday, US Charge d'Affaires...
San Francisco: The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by California officials...
Jerusalem: Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling far short of the amount called for under the US-brokered ceasefire, according to an Associated Press analysis of the Israeli military's figures. Under the October ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Israel agreed to allow 600 trucks of...
Kyiv: Ukrainian officials were expected to hand their latest peace proposals to United States negotiators Wednesday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who also said Ukraine would be ready for elections within three months if partners can guarantee a safe vote during wartime and if its...
Islamabad: Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 300, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, which labelled it as an extremely unhygienic and polluted air prevails in various cities of...
Oslo: Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said. Machado last appeared in public 11 months ago. Nobel Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken told public...
Istanbul: The close relationship between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brought the countries closer to resolving issues that led to Turkiye being kicked off the F-35 fighter jet programme, the United States ambassador to Ankara said Wednesday. “The positive...
The BJP-led NDA government’s proposed change in the nomenclature of the Centre’s flagship social welfare scheme for the poor, the...
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It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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