31-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies TEHRAN/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ DOHA/ ISLAMABAD: Iran will only support an “inclusive” government in neighboring Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a top Taliban delegation. In a Sunday meeting with the group led by senior Taliban figure Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, …

31-01-2021 SHANGHAI/ BEIJING: China launched the second Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan in Shanghai which will significantly enhance Pakistan’s maritime defense and deterrence capabilities, Global Times reported. The launch of the second Type 054A/P frigate was held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. The occasion coincides with the completion of 70 …

31-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/KARACHI: Publishers of the Daily Mail newspaper have paid damages and apologized to a British Pakistani couple for publishing an article which accused them of being dropped by the Home Office, harassing and bullying their staff as well as paying them low salaries. British Pakistani …

31-01-2021 TEHRAN/ GENEVA: Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected any new negotiations or changes to the participants of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, after French President Emmanuel Macron said any new talks should include Saudi Arabia. “The nuclear accord is a multilateral international agreement ratified by UN Security Council Resolution …

Israel Ambassador Ron Malka today said that there might be a connection between yesterday’s blast near the Israel Embassy and the 2012 attack targeting the country’s diplomats in Delhi. Malka said that an investigation is underway and New Delhi has given its assurances and offered all support, protection or assistance. …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today assured that the government is approaching the issue of farm laws with an open mind. He said that the government’s stand is the same as it was on 22nd January and the proposal given by the Agriculture Minister still stands. Addressing the All-Party Meeting on …

The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 73rd death anniversary today. The day is also observed as Martyrs’ Day. He was assassinated on this day in 1948. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid floral …

30-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report DUBAI/ KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it is opening a path to citizenship for select foreigners, but it is unclear if new passport holders will benefit from the public welfare system. Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed …

Hyderabad, Jan.30 (PMI): Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar today paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi to mark his 73rd death anniversary at Bapu Ghat near Langar House in the city here. They reached the site this morning and offered rich tributes to the Father of the nation. To …

30-01-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan Defence Forces in the country’s east on Saturday, killing dozens more security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taliban. The pre-dawn assault took place in the restive province …