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Pakistan rejects advice with regards to dialogue with TTP

ISLAMABAD  –  Pakistan has assured the Chinese leadership that security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan has been beefed up after terror attacks on them. The Spokesperson said Pakistan has brought to the attention of the world community to India’s extra territorial and extra judicial activities. She hoped the international community will urge India to restrain […]

MNAs write to PM over US lawmakers’ letter to Biden on Imran

ISLAMABAD  –  Over 100 Pakistani lawmakers have written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing concerns over a letter from US Congress members to President Joe Biden that called for the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. “We write to express our concerns over the unwarranted and inaccurate commentary on Pakistan’s domestic politics by […]

Poll: Inflation likely picked up in Oct.

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter HEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened in October amid higher prices of key commodities like food and fuel, analysts said. A BusinessWorld poll of 11 analysts yielded a median estimate of 2.4% for the consumer price index (CPI) in October. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas gave a 2-2.8% inflation forecast […]

Pakistan rules out talks with TTP, urges Afghan action against militant groups

Pakistan firmly dismissed any proposals for dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday, emphasizing that the Afghan Interim Government must address the militant groups exploiting Afghan soil to target Pakistan. During a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch reiterated that Pakistan would not engage with the TTP, a stance it has […]

Punjab CM calls for diplomacy with India to tackle smog

LAHORE  –  Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday called for united efforts with the Punjab province of India against what she explained described as the common enemy ‘smog,’ saying it is “not a political but a humanitarian issue.” In a reiteration of her previous statement to initiate “climate diplomacy” with India, Punjab Chief […]

Punjab imposes ‘Green Lockdown’ in Lahore

In a decisive move to combat extreme smog levels, the Punjab Environmental Department has enforced a “Green Lockdown” in Lahore. Following a spike in the Air Quality Index (AQI) to a hazardous 708, authorities have designated several areas, including Davis Road, Egerton Road, and parts of Shimla Hill, as smog hotspots. Restrictions include a complete […]

Ottawa denounces Quebec’s cutbacks on funding for French courses

Article content While French language courses are shutting down in many parts of Quebec, Liberal MP Jean-Yves Duclos, the Trudeau government’s lieutenant in the province, says he’s “concerned” by the fact newcomers cannot have access to francization courses because of “budgetary restrictions” imposed by the Legault government. In a letter to Quebec Immigration and French […]

Pakistan, Russia vow to bolster defence collaboration

ISLAMABAD  –  Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander V. Fomin met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on Tuesday.  According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the meeting addressed the regional security environment and matters of […]