ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition has moved to requisition an extraordinary session of the Senate of Pakistan to condemn Israel’s systematic assault against Palestinian worshippers in the Haram-al-Sharif during the holy month of Ramzan, tweeted PPP parliamentary leader and former leader of Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan, Senator Sherry Rehman on Tuesday. “The motion […]
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Palestinians deaths toll mounts to 137 as Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp
GAZA: Israel continues to bombard the Gaza Strip with air raids and artillery shells, as it stepped up the deployment of troops and tanks near the besieged Palestinian enclave. As of early today, at least 137 Palestinians, including 36 children, have been killed and over one thousand have been wounded since hostilities flared up on […]
Qureshi, Saudi FM express serious concerns over precarious developments in Palestine
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi contacted Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, to discuss the grave situation in Palestine. Foreign Minister Qureshi expressed Pakistan’s serious concerns on the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and grave human rights violations. He condemned the continued attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces against the Palestinians, […]
PM Imran, Turkey’s Erdogan decide to mobilise int’l community to halt attacks on Palestinians
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan have exchanged views on Israel’s heinous attack during Ramazan on the Al-Aqsa Mosque. In a telephonic conversation on Wednesday, they also exchanged views on Israel’s attack on the worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as on Gaza violating all norms of humanity and […]
Any honest peace broker around?
Nuclear armed Pakistan and India have been locked in an endless conflict over Kashmir ever since they came to exist as two independent countries. The conflict has over past couple of decades threatened to spiral out of control on multiple occasions, but luckily each time it was contained and both sides stepped back from the […]
Pakistan will soon emerge as economic power: Raheel Sharif
RIYADH: Former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan will soon emerge as an economic power in the world. “Pakistan will soon emerge as an economic power, and it will do so by following in the footsteps of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal,” the ex-army chief said while speaking to […]
Raheel Sharif not granted NOC by cabinet, SC told
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday was informed by the attorney general that the former chief of army staff General Raheel Sharif did not obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the federal cabinet before leaving for Saudi Arabia to head the Islamic Military Alliance. During the hearing of a suo motu case regarding dual […]