WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group has announced a pause in the separate processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the “Indus Waters Treaty” to allow the two countries to consider alternative ways to resolve their disagreements. The announcement temporarily halts … read more
GENEVA: Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, was elected today (12 December 2016) to preside over the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). The … read more
PARIS: A former French budget minister appointed by President Francois Hollande to tackle tax evasion has been jailed for tax fraud. Jerome Cahuzac had committed crimes of “extraordinary” seriousness, a court in Paris said, and sentenced him to three years … read more
WASHINGTON, DEC 02, (DNA) – The White House has said the relationship between Pakistan and US is ‘quite complicated’, particularly in matters of national security. In a media briefing, White House spokesman Josh Earnest noted that the relationship between Pakistan … read more
ASHGABAT: Pakistan has decided to accord approval to the Russian request for using the Gwadar Port for its exports as Moscow has also showed its willingness to be part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Following Iran and Turkmenistan, … read more