Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Obama, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, Russian jet’s downing dispute
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama held talks for around 30 minutes on the sidelines of a summit in Paris on Monday at which the two leaders discussed the Syria and Ukraine crises, a Kremlin spokesman said. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman, told reporters that Obama had expressed regret at the meeting over the downing of a...
Putin visits Iran
And what’s going to happen in the Middle East next? A very important development has escaped the notice of local media in light of ongoing happenings. This was Putin’s first visit to Iran bearing gifts in eight years. Let’s briefly take a look at the historical involvement of both Russia and Syria to analyse the importance of...
Gloves dispute in world title fight will be resolved
The dispute over the gloves to be used in Saturday’s world heavyweight title fight between Ukrainian holder Wladimir Klitschko and Britain’s Tyson Fury will be resolved before Friday’s rules meeting, officials said. Klitschko, unbeaten for 11 years and a hot favourite to retain his belts in Duesseldorf, has the right to choose...
Ukraine bans Russia’s airlines from crossing its airspace
Ukraine on Wednesday banned all Russian airlines from crossing its airspace in the latest escalation between the two neighbours 19 months into the separatist war in the east of the former Soviet state. The announcement by Kiev’s pro-Western government came only moments after Russia announced plans to halt gas shipments to energy-dependent...
Top academic thinks Zionists are going to kill most of us; corporations will kill the rest
Punjab University’s VC believes Zionists want to reduce world population a more manageable 1 billion from the current 7 billion Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran said on Wednesday that the New World Order would be a dictatorship of a few Zionist families who wanted to reduce world’s population from 7 billion to...
Russia ready to work with anti-IS coalition if it respects Syria
Russia is ready to work with the Western coalition fighting the Islamic State group if its members respect Syria’s sovereignty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday “We… are ready for practical cooperation with those countries which are part of the coalition and are ready to develop with them such forms of coordination that of...
Russia, China agree on $2b deal for 24 Su-35 warplanes
Russia and China have agreed on the sale of 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Beijing, the Russian state holding Rostec said on Thursday. The deal – which military experts say could be worth more than $2 billion – represents the first time a foreign state has purchased the Su-35. A representative of Rostec, speaking to AFP, confirmed a deal...
Two dead in Paris siege, including woman who blew herself up
Two suspected terrorists holed up in an apartment north of Paris died during a police siege on Wednesday, including a woman who detonated an explosives vest, according to police sources. At least three police were injured in the operation targeting Belgian terrorist Abdelhamid Abaaoud, believed to be the mastermind of the attacks in Paris on...
Key suspect in Nanga Parbat massacre escapes police raid
A key suspect in the 2013 massacre of foreign climbers in Pakistan is on the run after he hurled grenades at officers who were pursuing him, injuring 10 of them, officials said Tuesday. The suspect, named by police as Rahimullah, has a bounty on his head of Rs 1 million ($10,000) over his alleged involvement in the attack on the base camp at...
Carnage in Paris, Baghdad and Beirut
There are no words that can sufficiently describe grief felt and condemnation of Paris, Beirut and Baghdad terrorist attacks. There are no justifications for attacking innocent people anywhere in the world. But counter-terrorism efforts cannot produce results until the root cause is addressed. Wrong wars for which Mr Blair has recently apologised...
