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Pakistan’s culture celebrated in Ukraine festival
Oct08

Pakistan’s culture celebrated in Ukraine festival

KIEV: Pakistan’s rich and diverse culture was celebrated during the World Cultural Festival in Kiev.Pakistan’s handicrafts, traditional dances and traditional dresses were exhibited during the event to acquaint the audience with Pakistan’s culture. Students of Taras Shevchenko University also mesmerised the audience with a dance...

Ukraine parliament extends insurgents? self-rule by one year

KIEV: A raucous Ukrainian parliament on Friday extended by another year the self-rule of its two Russian-backed insurgent regions of Lugansk and Donetsk under a set of strict conditions. The vote has been welcomed by Ukraine’s Western partners but bitterly opposed by hard-core nationalists who set off flares outside the chamber during the...

US continues to blame ‘Pakistan’s behaviour’ for Afghan war failure
Sep27

US continues to blame ‘Pakistan’s behaviour’ for Afghan war failure

WASHINGTON: A top US military officer on Tuesday said US would not be able to “attain our objectives” in Afghanistan, where American forces have been deployed since 2001, without a change of behaviour by neighbouring Pakistan. “It is unacceptable that Pakistan provides sanctuary, and we ought to bring the full weight of the US government and our...

Iran’s Khamenei warns US against ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
Sep18

Iran’s Khamenei warns US against ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files DUBAI: Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any “wrong move” by Washington on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme...

Trump to meet with long list of leaders in New York next week -White House

President Trump talks to members of the press pool at the Rose Garden. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will hold a series of meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting next week in New York, the White House said on Friday.Trump will meet with the leaders of France and Israel on...

Trump to ‘slap’ foes, embrace friends in first UN speech: envoy
Sep16

Trump to ‘slap’ foes, embrace friends in first UN speech: envoy

Nikki Haley — the US Ambassador to the UN — attends the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will pummel foes and embrace friends in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly next week, keeping the pressure on Washington’s adversaries...

Trump to ‘slap’ foes, embrace friends in first UN speech: envoy
Sep16

Trump to ‘slap’ foes, embrace friends in first UN speech: envoy

Nikki Haley — the US Ambassador to the UN — attends the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will pummel foes and embrace friends in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly next week, keeping the pressure on Washington’s adversaries...

Putin, FIFA head send main soccer trophy on Russia tour before 2018 World Cup
Sep10

Putin, FIFA head send main soccer trophy on Russia tour before 2018 World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour kick-off ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium which will host matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino on...

Russian TV journalist detained in Kiev
Aug31

Russian TV journalist detained in Kiev

KIEV – A top Russian state television channel said Wednesday that the Ukrainian security service had “kidnapped” its reporter in Kiev, while a security service source said she would be deported over a critical report. Channel One television said its reporter Anna Kurbatova was seized outside her home in the Ukrainian capital. “Anna...

USDA, CDC hold workshop on Zoonotic diseases
Aug26

USDA, CDC hold workshop on Zoonotic diseases

Islamabad – United States Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control held a joint workshop on Zoonotic diseases yesterday. There is a risk that these animal diseases such as Crimean Congo, Hemorrhagic fever, rabies, brucellosis and avian influenza can spread to humans. “The workshop brought decision makers and scientists...