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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has agreed to extend the ceasefire with Pakistan till May 30 following a meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Faiz Hameed at Kabul’s Serena Hotel this week. In addition to the Pakistani military delegation that included officials of the Military …

ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday arrived New York for a short visit to participate in a ministerial meeting on ‘Global Food Security Call for Action’ and the Security Council’s open debate on ‘Maintenance of International Peace and Security – Conflict and Food Security’. Upon …

Rome, May 18, 2022 – The land borders between Spain and Morocco reopen after two years. Suspended during the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020, these border crossings in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, remained closed due to the diplomatic …

ISLAMABAD: In order to control the continuous depreciation of the rupee, the federal government on Wednesday decided to impose a complete ban on the import of non-essential and luxury items. Well-informed sources told Pride News that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has imposed a ban on the import of non-essential items …

BEIJING, May 18 : The foreign ministers of BRICS countries will hold a meeting via video link on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. Addressing his regular press briefing here, he said, BRICS (acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) enjoys global influence as …

Paris, May 18 : UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday outlined what amounts to a global Marshall Plan for ushering in a world powered by renewable energy rather than coal, gas and oil. To avoid catastrophic climate change, humanity must “end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition, …

ISLAMABAD, May 18 :Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal said here on Wednesday that Indian government was patronizing extremism and had been encouraging prejudice and violence against Muslims across India. Addressing the “First International Islamic Conference on Peace” organized at the Islamic International University Islamabad (IIUI), …

A Pakistani delegation led by Peshawar Corps Commander Lt General Faiz Hameed visited Kabul on Monday and reportedly held talks with the representatives of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to Afghan journalists and sources. However, there was no official confirmation from either side about the development but reports suggested …

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting interior minister of the Afghan Taliban, has said that the Taliban regime wanted “good relations” with the United States and the rest of the global community. The Taliban leader made these remarks during an interview on CNN. In response to a question on whether the Afghan …

The US Dollar continued its upward trajectory and rose to Rs196 in interbank during intraday trade after gaining Rs1.82 against PKR. The local currency is being weighed by depleting foreign exchange reserves and uncertainty over the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. The greenback was being quoted at …