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Imran sets up body to help meet FATF targets
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has set up a high-powered 12-member National Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Coordination Committee to ensure execution of all FATF-related tasks till December 1, a media report…
Pak continues vitriolic talk against India
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan has continued to speak against India over New Delhi's move to revoke Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, with two Ministers once again warning India of serious consequences.Addressing…
UAE-India ties above religious sentiments: Qureshi
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or any other country has the right to maintain bilateral relations with countries of their choice, the media reported on…
Palestine slams US for removing it from countries’ list
Ramallah, Aug 26 (IANS) Palestinian officials have slammed the US for deleting the name of Palestine from its list of countries and states.Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, said on Sunday in an official press…
Houthi rebels claim launching missiles toward Saudi airport
Sanaa, Aug 26 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi rebel group has claimed that it fired 10 missiles toward Saudi Arabia's Jizan airport.A salvo of 10 Badr-1 ballistic missiles were launched toward Jizan Regional Airport on Sunday evening, said the…
Hong Kong police fire gun, use water cannon on protesters
Hong Kong, Aug 26 (IANS) A Hong Kong police officer has fired a gunshot during protests here, the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in June.Images showed several other officers also pointed guns at…
Macron holds ‘positive’ meeting with Iran Foreign Minister
Biarritz (France) Aug 26 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has held a "positive" meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, an Elysee Palace source said.The Iranian official is visiting the southwestern…
US, Japan finalise talks on new trade pact
Biarritz (France), Aug 26 (IANS) The US and Japan have finalised negotiations on a new trade agreement that will enable Washington to increase its agricultural exports to the Asian country, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime…
Brexit deal is now ‘touch and go’: Johnson
Biarritz (France), Aug 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the chances of a Brexit deal are "touch and go" -- having previously said the odds of a no-deal Brexit were "a million to one".In a BBC…
Modi holds ‘fruitful discussions’ with UN chief
Biarritz (France), Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held "fruitful discussions" with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G7 summit here, days after the UN chief voiced concern…
Pak Senate Chairman cancels UAE trip over Modi’s visit
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has decided to cancel his pre-scheduled trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis recent trip to the Gulf nation, a media report said on…
Sharif disqualified for concealing assets: SC
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified for not declaring assets and submitting a fake testimony, a media report said on Sunday.The apex court on Saturday…
S.Korean Navy launches defence drills
Seoul, Aug 25 (IANS) The South Korean armed forces launched a two-day military exercise to defend the easternmost islets of Dokdo on Sunday, in a show of its staunch defence stance against Japan's claim over the cluster of rocks in the East…
US, French, Chinese Ambassadors condole Jaitley’s death
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Ambassadors of the US, France, China and Germany condoled the death of former Finance Minister and veteran BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who passed away at the age of 66 after prolonged illness at the AIIMS here on…
Fires in Amazon rainforest rage at record rate (Lead)
Brasilia, Aug 22 (IANS) The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is experiencing a record amount of fires this year -- more than 74,000 outbreaks so far -- which is an 84 per cent increase from the same period in 2018, according to data from the…
Russia to beef up western, eastern borders amid tensions
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS) Russia will strengthen defence in its western and eastern military districts due to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ramping up activities near its borders, the country's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has…
Exit accord possible say Merkel, Johnson on Brexit
Berlin, Aug 22 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maintained their respective stances on Brexit, but said that they believe an exit accord can be reached in the end.The differences between the…
Pak plans demonstrations in NY during Modi’s visit
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan has asked his party men to hold protests in New York during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit there in September.Imran Khan on Wednesday decided that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf…