NEWS Speaking in a TV programme, Federal home minister Rana Sannallah said, “We cannot go for polls in the atmosphere created by Imran Khan.” Without naming anyone but pointing to the establishment, he said, “It is not possible that they keep our hands tied and they get their jobs done. Read more ………
Uzra Zeya, an under-secretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights of the US government, is also a special coordinator for Tibetan issues for the Joe Biden administration. She arrived in Kathmandu Friday from India where her meetings with Tibetan leaders in Dharamshala, including the Dalai Lama, were making headlines. As soon as Read more ………
South Korea is gearing up to reduce trade dependence on China and build up new supply chain alliances to meet the post-Covid challenges. The pandemic restrictions and protocols in China have disrupted the supply chain which is mostly China based. Under President Yoon Suk-yeol’s new conservative administration – which is Read more ………
The PML-N-led coalition government in Pakistan appears unwilling to take the blame for any unpopular decisions it may have to take to fix the economy, and wants guaranteed backing of the powerful military establishment to help it see through the remaining period of its tenure till August next year, reports Read more ………
New Delhi and Colombo are currently engaged in the final stages of discussions on Lines of Credit (LOCs) amounting to a total of $ 750 million for fuel purchases by the island nation, a Lanka daily reported on Sunday. The Government of Sri Lanka has already sought a $ 250 Read more ………
The average salary of China’s urban employees saw robust growth in 2021, with the average in the non-private sector topping 100,000 yuan (about 14,817 U.S. dollars) for the first time, shows official data, says People’s Daily. This has further increased the urban- rural divide in the Middle Kingdom, just when, Read more ………
The State Department held a press briefing on May 20 with Ned Price, Spokesperson, fielding questions about the Summit of the Americas, North Korea, NATO, and Xinjiang among other hot topics. Excerpts QUESTION: On China, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is – has confirmed a trip Read more ………
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin held a regular presser on May 20. He announced that Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will pay an official visit to China from May 21 to 22 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. He also fielded questions on the virtual Read more ………
The Philippines has established three coast guard outposts on three islands in the disputed South China Sea amid increasing maritime tensions with China, a media report said Friday. The three islands are West York and Nanshan islands and Northeast Cay in the hotly contested Spratly archipelago, The Star of Malaysia Read more ………
NEWS ISPR has refuted the claim of Sheikh Rashid that interviews were being held for the caretaker Prime Minister in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, says senior journalist and TV anchor, Hamid Mir. (Jasarat) According to political sources, the next two days are very important. Either you will hear the news that Read more ………
Arindam Bagchi, the official spokesperson of the Foreign Office held his weekly media briefing on May 19. The transcript is available now. Some Excerpts Arindam Bagchi, Official Spokesperson: Let me begin with an announcement regarding the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan. At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, Read more ………
