Ghalibaf said that the country has “never welcomed war, nor do we now.” Iran’s parliamentary speaker Bagher Ghalibaf has called for a “non-partisan” approach in handling war and talks with the US. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf acknowledged that while the US goal was “to dismember Iran”, he said a non-partisan approach was needed to “reach clear…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to Shanghai from July 16-17 to attend the signing ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the FO, Dar will travel with a delegation at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister…
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Germany is looking for more qualified nurses as its aging population has increased the demand for healthcare workers. The country is hiring professionals from different countries, including Pakistan. Pakistani nurses who want to work in Germany must first get their qualifications officially recognized by the German authorities before they can start working….
KARACHI: Concerns over possible petrol and diesel shortages are growing across Pakistan as rising global oil prices, driven by heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, begin to affect domestic fuel supplies. Amir Khan, president of the Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association, said oil marketing companies (OMCs) have reduced supplies of…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday formally appointed the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as the financial and transaction adviser for the outsourcing of Islamabad International Airport’s operations. Last week, the Privatization Commission Board reviewed the terms of a transaction advisory services agreement (TASA) with the lender and gave its approval. The TASA was signed by Privatization Commission…
KARACHI: Fears of a petrol shortage have emerged across Pakistan, including Karachi, after oil dealers claimed that oil marketing companies (OMCs) have started limiting the supply of petroleum products amid rising global oil prices, ARY News reported. According to Sindh Petroleum Dealers Association President Amir Khan, OMCs have imposed allocations on all petrol pumps, resulting…
The halftime show at MetLife Stadium will feature an international lineup including Madonna, Justin Bieber and Shakira. EAST RUTHERFORD: FIFA is set to stage an expanded Super Bowl-style halftime show during the 2026 World Cup final, a move expected to extend the match’s halftime interval to about 30 minutes despite football’s traditional 15-minute break. Broadcasters…
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) since last month was “very concerning”, and the longer it persisted, the more harm would be caused to the Kashmir cause and Pakistan’s reputation. Bilawal expressed these views while addressing his party’s office bearers and ticket holders in AJK,…
KOREA: Singer Sunmi is releasing a new digital single on July 15, taking a different approach to the summer sound track by centering it on rain instead of sunshine. “Forever July” marks Sunmi’s first release in about eight months, following her debut full length album “Heart Maid,” which came out last November. According to her…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday met with the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing its objectives, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a post on X, the FO said that Dar received Yermekbayev, with the two holding a “productive exchange”…
