Pakistan

Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri quits politics, resigns from party

9:15 pm September 14, 2019

Lahore: Fiery Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri on Saturday announced his decision to quit politics and resigned as the chairman of his Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) party. Qadri, 68, who is based in Canada, made the announcement through a video message. He, however, did not mention any reason behind the decision. “I am retiring from Pakistani […]

Imran Khan set to meet Donald Trump in New York

Pak PM Khan may talk to President Trump twice during US visit

2:39 pm September 13, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan may have a chance to talk to US President Donald Trump twice later this month during his visit to New York to attend his first UNGA session, according to a media report. According to Khan’s schedule, the two leaders will first talk at a lunch and then interact at […]

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

Pakistan likely to miss IMF’s tax refund condition

2:36 pm September 13, 2019

Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan is set to miss the International Monetary Fund’s condition to refund Rs 75 billion to taxpayers in the first quarter despite an incentive by the global lender, a media report said on Friday. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had offered to soften the tough primary budget deficit reduction target if the country […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US to disclose name of Saudi citizen sought by 9/11 victims

3:27 am September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: The US said on Thursday that it will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot. Attorney General William Barr had the option of invoking a “state secrets” privilege to withhold the release of the […]

Pak skips SCO military medicine conference

2:24 pm September 12, 2019

New Delhi: Pakistan on Thursday skipped the two-day SCO military medicine conference organised by India here. The conference is being attended by 27 international and 40 Indian delegates. At the conference, the inaugural session of which was addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the seat allotted to Pakistan was vacant. This is the first military […]