Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
- Geo TV (Pakistan) (288)
- The Kooza (Canada) (23)
- The Nation (Pakistan) (115)
Clown or candidate? Ukraine presidential favourite keeps audience guessing
KIEV: When is a presidential campaign not a presidential campaign? When it’s being fronted by Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian comedian who has a serious chance of becoming the country’s leader going into a weekend vote.As other candidates in the unpredictable race made last-ditch appeals to the electorate on Friday, Zelensky — who...
Manafort won’t lose his python jacket in the trial
In the end, Paul Manafort gets to keep the python jacket and the ostrich vest, CNN reported on Friday. The FBI and the Justice Department never actually took possession of the two most memorable artifacts from the former Trump campaign chairman’s fraud trial last summer. The FBI, in searching Manafort’s home and other possessions, had...
Ukraine prepares to elect president
KIEV: A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president in a TV show was leading final polls on Thursday as Ukraine prepares for the first round of a presidential election.Actor Volodymyr Zelensky’s bid started as a long shot but he has leapfrogged establishment politicians amid public frustration over corruption and...
Top US diplomat saddened by global Golan reactions
WASHINGTON (AA): U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he is “saddened, but not surprised” by the world’s refusal to follow Washington’s lead in recognizing the occupied Golan Heights as Israeli territory. “We are simply recognizing facts on the ground,” Pompeo said one day after U.S. Presidential Donald Trump signed a...
Facebook blocks more accounts over influence campaigns
Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down more than 2,600 fake accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo aiming to influence political sentiment in various parts of the world. It was the latest effort by the leading social network to shut down “inauthentic” accounts on Facebook and Instagram seeking to influence politics in the US and...
Imam who urged Czech Muslims to take up arms fired
PRAGUE: The head of Prague’s Muslim community who urged Czech Muslims to acquire arms after the Christchurch attack has been sacked, the Czech Muslim Communities Centre said Monday. “Our meeting on March 24… decided unequivocally to cancel Mr Leonid Kushnarenko’s membership of the Czech Muslim Communities Centre with an...
Injured Ronaldo limps off in Portugal qualifier
Portugal paid the price for poor finishing after their captain and top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off the pitch with an apparent hamstring problem during their Euro 2020 Group B qualifier against Serbia on Monday. A 1-1 home draw, which followed a 0-0 stalemate against Ukraine on Friday, left European champions Portugal on two points and...
Pakistan among top 20 gainers on World Happiness Index
Pakistan has jumped eight spots on the World Happiness Index this year and is among the top 20 gainers. Pakistan, which ranked 75 last year, secured the 67th place on the United Nation’s latest World Happiness Report that gauged 156 countries based on six indicators: income per capita, life expectancy, social support, freedom, generosity...
Ronaldo joins Portugal camp for Euro 2020 qualifiers
LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined his Portugal team-mates on Tuesday ahead of the start of Euro 2020 qualifying this week following a nine-month absence from the national team. The 34-year-old Juventus forward was recalled by Portugal coach Fernando Santos for games at home to Ukraine and Serbia, having not played for his country since the 2018...
Arms trade and strategic stability
Iqbal Khan Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released the data in its annual report, on March11, captioned ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018′; for a five-year period (2014-2018). According to report, India has been among the top five arms importers in the world for decades. India was the world’s...
