Day: October 20, 2019

Pakistan will achieve all FATF targets in time: Qureshi

2:51 pm October 20, 2019

Islamabad: The Pakistan government will achieve all targets sets by the Financial Action Task Force in time to get the country out of the anti-money laundering watchdog’s grey list, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said as he accused India of trying to blacklist it. Qureshi’s remarks came after the Paris-based FATF put Pakistan on […]

Manmohan Singh to attend Kartarpur Corridor inauguration: Qureshi

2:49 pm October 20, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh would attend the Kartarpur Corridor inauguration ceremony on November 9 as a common man. Qureshi told reporters in his home town Multan on Saturday that Singh has accepted his invitation and would attend the scheduled opening as a common […]

After corruption allegations, Trump says G7 summit won’t be at his resort

2:47 pm October 20, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had announced the venue for the summit on Thursday, causing a firestorm among Trump’s Democratic opponents in […]

EU mulls Johnson’s reluctant Brexit delay request

2:41 pm October 20, 2019

London: EU leaders were on Sunday considering a request by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay Britain’s departure from the bloc, which he was forced to make after MPs refused to back his Brexit deal. Johnson has pinned his premiership on getting Britain out of the European Union on October 31, more than three years […]

Trump slams Clinton for ‘Russian asset’ jab at Gabbard

2:38 pm October 20, 2019

Washington: Hillary Clinton has gone crazy, US President Donald Trump has said as he slammed the former secretary of state for calling Democratic presidential aspirant Tulsi Gabbard and former Green Party candidate Jill Stein as Russian assets. During a Thursday podcast interview, Clinton said Russia had groomed Stein to be a spoiler third-party candidate in […]