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Trump ousts two impeachment witnesses after acquittal
Feb08

Trump ousts two impeachment witnesses after acquittal

Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday ousted the two witnesses who provided the most damaging testimony during the US President Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation: Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland. Two days after Trump was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate on...

Brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament over land reform
Feb07

Brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament over land reform

KIEV: A brawl broke out in Ukraine’s parliament and hundreds of people protested outside the legislature on Thursday as passions heated up over a controversial land reform bill.Around 15 lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelensky´s party and their opponents from the party of ex-prime… …read more Source:: The News...

US senate acquits President Trump from all impeachment charges
Feb06

US senate acquits President Trump from all impeachment charges

Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency on Wednesday, winning acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Only the third US leader ever placed on trial, Trump readily defeated the...

Pakistani skiers steal show on opening day of CAS Kakakoram Int’l Alpine Ski Cup
Feb06

Pakistani skiers steal show on opening day of CAS Kakakoram Int’l Alpine Ski Cup

F.P. Report Islamabad: Pakistani skier, Muhammad Karim dominated his opponents in the Men’s Giant Slalom Category on the Opening Day of 4th CAS Karakoram International Alpine Ski Cup being held at the scenic Malam Jabba Ski Resort. Ukrainian skiers Nazarity Petruk and Ivan Kravchuk remained second and third respectively in the same category...

36 int’l skiers arrive in Pakistan to participate in ski races at Malam Jabba
Feb03

36 int’l skiers arrive in Pakistan to participate in ski races at Malam Jabba

F.P. Report SWAT: As many as 36 international skiers from across the globe arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in different categories of international ski races at the captivating Malam Jabba Ski Resort. It is indeed a landmark event as 36 international skiers from nine countries including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Canada, Greece,...

Sindh plans to set up modern virology lab
Feb02

Sindh plans to set up modern virology lab

KARACHI: Sindh Health Department, in collaboration with the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, is planning to establish a state-of-the-art virology laboratory to detect various types of viral diseases in the future. Sindh Secretary Health Zahid Ali Abbasi said that Sindh Health Department has decided to set up a modern Virology Lab in...

Pompeo vows unwavering US support during Ukraine visit
Feb01

Pompeo vows unwavering US support during Ukraine visit

KIEV: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington´s support for Ukraine was unwavering during a delicate visit Friday to the country at the heart of the US impeachment process.After talks with Pompeo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he appreciated US support, but stressed… …read more Source:: The News...

Republicans hopeful Senate will acquit Donald Trump in impeachment trial
Jan30

Republicans hopeful Senate will acquit Donald Trump in impeachment trial

Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday. As senators questioned both the Trump legal team and the Democratic managers of the...

EU sanctions seven people over Crimea elections
Jan29

EU sanctions seven people over Crimea elections

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday announced sanctions against seven people over Russian local elections held in annexed Crimea last year, which the bloc says undermined Ukrainian sovereignty.The seven include the prime minister of the “republic of Crimea” and senior officials in the city of… …read more Source:: The...

Trump lawyers offer surprisingly un-Trumpy defense to impeachment
Jan26

Trump lawyers offer surprisingly un-Trumpy defense to impeachment

WASHINGTON (Reuters): Just before his lawyers stepped into the U.S. Senate to begin their argument that he should not be removed from office, President Donald Trump offered a preview of sorts. Americans should turn on their televisions, he wrote on Twitter, and watch the attorneys make “our case against” his political antagonists, who he listed...