China sounds positive about providing loans to Pak to avoid IMF bailout
Beijing: Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit, China on Friday sounded positive about extending new loans to Islamabad to avoid another IMF bailout package which may carry stringent conditions. Khan’s visit from November 2 to China, Pakistan’s all weather ally, will come ahead of a visit to Islamabad by International Monetary Fund […]
No German arms to Saudi until Khashoggi case is clarified: Merkel
Prague: German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Friday that Berlin would not export arms to Saudi Arabia until the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is clarified, a stance French President Emmanuel Macron dubbed “pure demagoguery”. “The case of journalist Khashoggi is, of course, something incredible, I told the Saudi king yesterday in our telephone conversation,” […]
Kashmir still a ‘core vexed agenda’, says Pak Army chief
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said the Kashmir issue continues to be a “core unresolved agenda” and warned against “misadventure” against his country. Gen Bajwa made the remarks during a visit to Sarpir and Pandu Sectors at the Line of Control where he interacted with the Pakistani troops, the Inter-Services […]
First Pak astronaut will go into space in 2022 with China’s help: Pak Govt
Islamabad: Pakistan would send a human to space for the first time in 2022 with China’s help, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Beijing to further cement the all weather strategic cooperative partnership. Pakistan’s first space mission has been planned for 2022 and the federal Cabinet […]
Israel to supply missile defence systems to India
Jerusalem: India has awarded an additional USD 777 million deal to a leading Israeli defence firm for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defence Systems to seven ships of the Indian Navy, the company announced Wednesday. The Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) system is an operational Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system used by Israel’s […]
Saudi chips in USD 6 billion assistance package to Pakistan
Move to provide breathing space to Pak Govt
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia’s USD 6 billion assistance package of loans and deferred payments to Pakistan will immediately relieve pressure on the cash-strapped government and improve its negotiating position during the tough bailout negotiations with the IMF, media reports said Wednesday. In the deal announced Tuesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Saudi King Salman […]
Gunmen open fire at school in Pakistan, four injured
Karachi: At least four children were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a school in Pakistan’s Quetta city in the restive Balochistan province. The gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the gate of Danish Kadah School – a private school located in the city suburbs, the Dawn reported. Four students received bullet injuries on […]
