Author: Novid Minhas

The Ministry of Finance of Georgia calls a lie the widespread information that the sanctioned Russian oil is imported to Georgia by rail. As noted in a statement issued by the department, Georgia strictly adheres to the procedures for the implementation of international sanctions, and there are no facts or evidence to support this accusation. “The Ministry of Finance of Georgia responds to the story prepared on March 25 by the Formula TV company and explains the following: The opinion expressed by the journalist in the story – in particular, the quote: “Documents have been presented confirming that sanctioned Russian…

Former Pak PM Imran Khan shared his two cents on how to put an end to the women’s rights violations taking place in Afghanistan because of the Taliban. Pakistan’s erstwhile Premier Imran Khan shared his two cents on how to put an end to the women’s rights violations taking place in Afghanistan at the hands of the Taliban. According to Khan, the only way to do so is to grant the group more recognition, rather than pushing it further into isolation. “If you isolate them [Taliban], what influence are you going to have on them? If you mainstream and let…

Pakistan and China are unlikely to physically attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) National Security Advisers meet hosted by NSA Ajit Doval here on March 29. Both are expected to be present virtually at the meet that will be attended by NSAs from Russia and Central Asia including Russian NSA Nikolay Patrushev in preparation for the July summit. ET was first to report that the SCO NSA meet will be held here at the end of March. The NSAs of the Eurasian grouping would focus on regional connectivity, counter-terror measures, cross-border terror and extremism besides drug menace and the Afghan…

Islamabad High Court bars police from arresting Imran Khan until next hearing on April 6 KARACHI, Pakistan A Pakistani high court on Monday granted interim bail to the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan in seven separate cases until April 6. A two-judge bench led by the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court barred police from arresting Khan until the next hearing and also directed the Interior Ministry to provide adequate security to the ex-premier, according to the court record. Footage aired on local broadcaster Geo News showed Khan escorted by his private security guards and surrounded by police personnel…

LARKANA: Leaders of various political parties and civil society organisations speaking at a multi-party conference welcomed Pakistan Peoples Party’s initiative of introducing a private watch and ward (chowkidari) system to check a sudden increase in street crime in Naudero. They, however, described the initiative a stopgap arrangement, and asked the party leadership and Sindh government to find a permanent solution to the issue. They said the government should chalk out a plan to effectively deal with criminals and check their activities on a permanent basis. They observed that the law and order in Naudero had considerably deteriorated over the past…

Pune, Jan 29 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said some people deliberately spread wrong news about the China issue, knowing it is not true, for politics and by talking about some land which was taken by China in 1962, they give the impression this happened recently. Jaishankar made the remarks, viewed as a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday while interacting with the audience in Pune in a question-answer session during the launch of ‘Bharat Marg’, the Marathi translation of his book ‘The India Way’. He also said the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a technical…

PESHAWAR: Former prime minister and PML-N central leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said the military’s interference in national politics was to blame for the current economic and political instability in the country as well as the failure of the prevailing system of governance to deliver the goods. “Problems occur when the [military] establishment crosses its Constitutional limits. Parliament stands paralysed and we all are responsible for it,” Mr Abbasi told a presser at the Peshawar Press Club. Accompanied by former Pakistan Peoples Party leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, former senator Lashkari Raisani and former MNA Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, the…

French consul general on Friday said limitations on sending remittances aboard and restrictions on importing goods make it difficult for French companies to operate in Pakistan. He said that while exchanging views at a meeting during his visit to Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). “We hope that these limitations would be temporary and you’ll be able to find a way out of the current crises and the difficult situation in which you’re in. We can look at the future with optimism as despite these challenges, we have one success story of Lucky Motors and Peugeot in Pakistan, which…