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World leaders condemn assassination of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah

Renowned global leaders on late Saturday expressed their deepest condolences and condemned the assassination of Hezbollah’s longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah by the Israeli forces. Israel’s foes vowed revenge after Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah announced its leader Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a suburb of Beirut. Several world powers also warned of the killing’s potential repercussions, as the spectre of all-out war looms over the Middle East.  Iran First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref warned Israel that Nasrallah’s death would “bring about their destruction”, Iran’s ISNA news…

Pakistan fulfils all conditions for IMF deal’s approval: PM Shehbaz

discuss Pakistan’s loan By APP & Web Desk September 25, 2024 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday confirmed that Pakistan is in the final stages of securing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after agreeing to all of its stringent conditions after he attended the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) earlier on the same day. “There is an IMF board meeting tomorrow. We have fulfilled all their conditions which were very strict,” the prime minister told reporters following the inaugural session of the UNGA in…

Zelenskiy wants Democrats to win US elections: Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted the Democrats to win the 2024 US elections in which the former US president faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump also said if he wins the election, he will call Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskiy and urge them to reach a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “I think Zelenskiy is the greatest salesman in history. Every time he comes into the country, he walks away with 60 billion dollars,” Trump said in a…

PM Shehbaz arrives in US to attend 79th UNGA session

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached New York on Monday on a five-day official visit to the United States during which he will attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA)’s 79th session. He will address the UNGA session on September 27 (Friday). At the UNGA, he will highlight Pakistan’s perspective on a multitude of international and regional matters, including the Kashmir dispute and the Palestine issue. The premier will reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to multilateralism and support for the role of the United Nations in fostering global peace, security and prosperity. On…

Ali Amin Gandapur’s non-bailable arrest warrant issued ahead of Lahore rally

reason ByArfa Feroz Zake September 21, 2024 ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur ahead of the much-hyped rally, set to take place in Lahore at 3pm. Non-bailable arrest warrants were also issued for former deputy speaker Punjab Assembly Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi, Istehkam-e-Pakistan leader Aamer Mehmood Kiani and PTI leader Raja Rashid Hafeez, who are nominated in a case related to alleged vandalism at the Judicial Complex, Islamabad, last year. The court also declared ex-PTI leader Umer Tanveer…

Pakistan to work with China for shared prosperity, global peace: President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to working together with China for shared prosperity and promoting peace and stability in the world. Speaking at the “China’s National Day Reception” hosted by the Chinese embassy, President Zardari said that high quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would “help unlock greater benefits for our people, besides enhancing connectivity and prosperity of the region”. He emphasised the importance of advancing the high-quality development of CPEC to unlock greater benefits for the people of two countries. The event…