Doha, 17 August 2020 By Ashraf Siddiqui Exclusive interview with Chinese Envoy to State of Qatar, ambassador Zhou Jian on China’s decision for the continued operation of the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong 1. China’s National People’s Congress has made a decision for the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong to continue performing its...

14 August 2020 By Ashraf Siddiqui Today, Pakistanis in home country, around the world and in Indian Occupied Kashmir are celebrating 73rd Independence Day of their motherland - Pakistan. This day, we, the Pakistanis are paying our gratitude and highest respect to all those who sacrificed their lives, their properties, ladies lost their honor in...

Lahore, 07 August 2020 (APP) Pakistani Prime Minister Iman Khan on Friday launched a Rs 5 trillion Ravi Urban Development Project to revive the lost glory of Lahore, struggling with the problems of pollution, sewerage and water shortage. Addressing the ceremony here, the prime minister said the modern city project was “vital to save the...

Washington, 07 August 2020 (Anadolu News/APP) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed over the phone with his Pakistani counterpart on Friday the ongoing process to end the Afghan conflict as the country enters a critical phase in peace talks. In reading out Pompeo's call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, State Department Spokesman...

Beirut, Lebanon (AlJazeera News) Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan says more than 50 people have been killed and 2,700 are wounded in a massive explosion at the port in Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The explosion released a shockwave causing widespread damage to buildings and shattering windows in different parts of the city. The cause of the...

Geneva, 04 Aug. 2020 (Anadolu) By Peter Kenny A full year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, UN human rights experts Tuesday called on India and the international community to take urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation in the territory. "Urgent action is needed," said the special rapporteurs...

Kabul, Afghanistan 01 August 2020 (Anadolu News) Two sides present different versions after at least 15 Afghans killed, 80 hurt at border crossing Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the alleged shelling by Pakistani border forces at a busy border crossing point that left at least 15 Afghan civilians dead. The ministry called for a...

02 August 2020 (AlJazeera News) SpaceX has safely delivered two astronauts back to Earth for NASA, following an historic two-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). With the help of four white and orange parachutes, test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 18:48 GMT on Sunday. As soon...

Doha, 24 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The situation in Qatar with regard to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing daily and it can get back to normal in near future, Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar HE Bart De Groof has said. Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of his country...

19 July 2020 (AlJazeera News) International Labour Organization says MT Gulf Sky was hijacked on July 5 and all 28 Indian crew disembarked in Iran. A United Nations agency has acknowledged that a US-sought oil tanker "hijacked" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in...