Parleys set to begin on Ukraine post Trump-Putin phone call

WHITE HOUSE: Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to inform that he had a lengthy and highly productive conversation with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (12th February, 2025). According to Trump during the conversation the two agreed that they wanted to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. Following […]

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Gaza: Egypt against displacement of Palestinians

CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, while commenting on the open invitation extended by US President Donald Trump to visit the White House, made it clear that he would not go to USA for talks if the agenda harbored Palestinians’ displacement from the Strip. Foreign Ministry of Egypt, hoping to co-operate with the Trump Administration, maintained: […]

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Gaza belongs to the Palestinians: China

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun while speaking to the reporters during his regular briefing on Wednesday (12th February, 2025) stated: “Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and is an integral part of the Palestinian territory … We oppose the forced displacement of the people of Gaza.” Commenting on US President Donald Trump’s plan to […]

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Green Shirts beat S. Africa in the tri-nation series

NATIONAL STADIUM (KARACHI): Pakistan successfully chased the 353 runs target set by Proteas in the 3rd match of the tri-nation ODI series played here on Wednesday (12th Feb, 2025). South Africa, after winning the toss, has elected to bat first against Pakistan. Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled two Proteas while Naseem Shah and Khushdil Shah sent […]

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Int’l Day Of Women and Girls in Science

MANHATTAN (NPTV/UN): Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres in his message on the occasion of International Day Of Women and Girls in Science celebrated on 11th Feb, held: “On the tenth anniversary of this important day, and as we reflect on 30 years since the Beijing Declaration, let’s help pave a path to STEM […]

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Dumper Burning: MQM-H’s Afaq Ahmed sent to judicial remand

KARACHI: Following burning of dumpers in the Metropolis, MQM-H’s Chief Afaq Ahmed has been nabbed from his house in DHA area here on Tuesday (11th Feb 2025). Later, refusing physical remand, the court sent him to judicial custody. Police claim that Afaq Ahmed had incited his supporters to torch the dumpers and water browsers after […]

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PIA: How much Sarwar’s statement cost Pakistan?

ISLAMABAD: A seven-member committee has been formed to figure out how much the country lost due to former aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Awan Khan’s statement (apropos 262 active Pak pilots’ fake licenses) given on the floor of the National Assembly during a Parliamentary session back in 2020. It may be recalled that Ghulam Sarwar Khan […]

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No more minting of one-cent coin (penny)

WHITE HOUSE: President Donald Trump, maintaining that minting one cent coins was wasteful, instructed US treasury to stop producing new ones. Taking to his Truth Social Media Account, Trump maintained on Sunday (9th Feb 2025): “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is […]

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IMF Team Reviews Pakistan’s Judicial/Regulatory System

ISLAMABAD: A 3-member technical mission of IMF, under the Pakistan’s 2024 Extended Fund Facility programme, arrived here Tuesday (11th Feb, 2025) for a week-long Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment. The scrutiny mission will examine six key governance-related sectors and institutions: IMF mission will examine severity of corruption vulnerabilities across six core state functions: 1) Fiscal Governance; […]

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Corruption augmented in Pakistan: Transparency Int’l

BERLIN: Transparency International report, released on Tuesday (11th February, 2025) from here has revealed that Pakistan’s ranking on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has further plummeted two spots. Pakistan, that was perched on the 133rd spot as one of the most corrupt countries back in 2023, has slipped further in the abyss of corruption and […]

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