Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Trump poses threat to peace, economic development: German Vice Chancellor
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has criticised leading US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a right-wing populist whose political views pose a threat to peace and prosperity. The comments by Gabriel, economy minister and leader of the Social Democrats, are the clearest sign yet that ruling politicians in Europe are...
Politics of protest
Useless It seems there is a global rise in street protests from causes ranging from fare increase for students to corruption by status quo politicians. No country is immune from these protests whether it is streets of Sao Palo, Istanbul, Hong Kong and Islamabad just to name few. The major reason for this growing reliance on street protest is the...
Pakistan, China set for near-record wheat harvest in 2016: UN
Pakistan and China are expected to have near-record wheat harvests in 2016, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in its first global forecast for the commodity in the current year on Friday. The FAO forecast for the world’s 2016 wheat harvest projected 723 million tonnes of total production, about 10 million tonnes below last...
Putin says ‘foreign enemies’ seek to disrupt Russian elections
President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that foreign enemies were seeking to disrupt upcoming parliamentary elections and ordered Russia’s security service to be vigilant. In September, the country will hold parliamentary elections but critics fear that the vote will be manipulated by the Kremlin and few opposition candidates will be allowed...
Climbers make first winter ascent of Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’ Nanga Parbat
Climbers from Pakistan, Spain and Italy have become the first mountaineers to scale Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s “Killer Mountain” and second highest peak after K2, in winter, a spokesperson said Friday. “Ali Sadpara (Pakistan), Alex Txikon (Spain), and Simone Moro (Italy) have reached the top of Nanga Parbat,” Karrar Haidri, spokesperson of...
Wenger demands bite against Barca as Juve host Bayern
Champions League holders Barcelona arrive at the Emirates on Tuesday to tackle an Arsenal side seeking to rediscover the ruthless streak which deserted them in a tame weekend goalless FA Cup tie. The clash headlines a week of European action that sees Bayern Munich at Juventus, PSV Eindhoven hosting Atletico Madrid and Manchester City at Dynamo...
Interview: ‘Nuclear deal has not solved outstanding issues in other areas’ –Michael Baron Von Ungern-Sternberg
By Sara Massoumi On December 15, the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a draft resolution which brings an end to a 12-year investigation into the past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Also on July 14, Iran and the group of six world powers –...
Saudi Arabia planning another Charge of the Light Brigade
Smart idea or a grave mistake? Saudi Arabia is mulling a change of regime in Syria through invasion preferably by the recently formed Saudi-led alliance or failing that in partnership with Turkey. The adventure, if it is ever undertaken, is bound to end in disaster. The Saudi royalty fails to take into account the ground realities which have...
Putin, Obama agree on cooperation to implement Syria agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria struck at talks in Munich, the Kremlin said on Sunday. Major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria. The pause is due to begin in a week’s time. After...
World has slipped into ‘new Cold War’: Russian PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that strains between Russia and the West have plunged the world into a “new Cold War”. With tensions high over the lingering Ukraine conflict and Russia s backing of the Syrian regime, Medvedev said: “All that s left is an unfriendly policy of NATO against Russia”. “We can say it even more...
