Shehbaz Sharif set to be elected Pakistan PM

Islamabad (IANS) As the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) convenes on Monday to elect a new Prime Minister after PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi their nomination papers, the PTI seems divided over its erstwhile…

Shehbaz Sharif submits nomination papers for Pak PM's post

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday submitted his nomination papers for the Prime Minister's post after the seat fell vacant following Imran Khan's ouster from power through a vote of a…

Imran ousted as Pak PM after losing no-confidence vote

Islamabad (IANS) Imran Khan has been ousted as the Pakistan Prime Minister after losing the opposition's no-trust motion on Sunday, with 174 members in the 342-strong National Assembly (NA) voting in favour of the resolution.

Khan has now…

'US afraid that ties among China, Russia and India may develop further'

Beijing (IANS) The US is afraid that ties among China, Russia, and India may further develop due to the Ukraine crisis, Chinese state media has said.

As White House top economic adviser Brian Deese claimed that the consequences of New Delhi's…

Bilawal Bhutto rumoured to be Foreign Minister in new Pak govt

Islamabad (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is rumoured to be appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs once the joint Opposition in Pakistan manages to oust embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan, the media reported.

Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of…

US travel advisory for Pakistan warns of terrorism, LoC conflict

Washington (IANS) The US has issued a new level-3 travel advisory for Pakistan, informing its citizens that there might be terror attacks in the country and a conflict could erupt on the Line of Control (LOC).

A level-3 travel advisory means…

UNGA suspends Russia from Human Rights Council; India abstains on vote

United Nations (IANS) The UN General Assembly has delivered Russia a crushing diplomatic blow suspending it from the Human Rights Council, but India abstained on the action keeping up its neutral stance.

Russia announced immediately after Thursday's…

Yoon vows to strengthen deterrence against N.Korea's nuclear, missile threats

Seoul (IANS) President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol vowed on Thursday to strengthen deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats during a visit to a US military base, his spokesperson said.

Yoon flew by helicopter to Camp Humphreys…

Russia accuses US of increasing military biological capability globally

Moscow (IANS) The US is consistently building up its military biological potential in various regions of the world, taking advantage of gaps in international law, the Russian military has said.

Washington is creating biological laboratories…

Ukraine opens 11 humanitarian corridors

Kiev (IANS) Ukraine on Wednesday created 11 humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave conflict-affected cities and deliver humanitarian aid, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.

The humanitarian…