India, China agree to resolve outstanding issues expeditiously: MEA
New Delhi: India and China on Thursday agreed to resolve outstanding issues in an “expeditious manner” and in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said after the two sides held a fresh round of diplomatic talks to resolve the border standoff in eastern Ladakh. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava […]
Peace deal ends in weapons gain
UAE-Israel ties may get Abu Dhabi advanced weapons
Dubai: A US-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry, potentially upending both a longstanding Israeli military edge regionally and the balance of power with Iran. Despite public objections by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump […]
Pak, Saudi relations are firm: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a dispute over policy towards the Kashmir dispute. The dispute, brought on by Pakistani demands for Saudi Arabia to take a firmer line against India for what Pakistan says […]
Fighting Corona: Chinese company says vaccine ready by end of year
Beijing: The head of a major state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company said its coronavirus vaccine will be commercially available by the end of the year. Liu Jingzhen, the chairman of SinoPharm, told a Chinese Communist Party newspaper that the vaccine would cost less than 1,000 yuan ( 140) and be given in two shots, 28 days […]
Pak to conduct phase-III clinical trial
Islamabad: Pakistan’s drug watchdog has approved phase-III clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with a Chinese company, a media report said on Tuesday. According to a statement from the National Institute of Health (NIH), it has obtained “formal approval” from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for phase-III Clinical Trial of […]
Herd immunity requires effective vaccine: WHO
London: The World Health Organization says the planet is nowhere near the amount of coronavirus immunity needed to induce herd immunity, where enough of the population would have antibodies to stop the spread. Herd immunity is typically achieved with vaccination and most scientists estimate at least 70 per cent of the population must have antibodies […]
Pak Army chief Bajwa visits Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday reached Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral relations, amidst the recent strain in the ties over Riyadh’s reluctance to toe Islamabad’s line on the Kashmir issue. Despite repeated requests from Pakistan to hold a foreign ministers’ meeting on Kashmir, the Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has […]