Author: Tusak Longi

Germany and Britain intercepted three Russian military reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the German air force said on Wednesday. “Reconnaissance flights intercepted. German and British Eurofighters were alerted to identify three military aircraft. The two SU-27 Flankers and a IL-20 from Russia were flying again without transponder signals in international airspace over the Baltic Sea,” said the air force on Twitter. Source : Zawya

Many forced to walk long distances during Ramazan KARACHI: With summer approaching and Ramazan already begun, the student body at the University of Karachi (KU) anticipates physical exhaustion due to limited shuttle services leaving many with no option but to walk long distances on campus. Where intra-department strolls alone during the scorching summer heat are enough to dehydrate the average fasting student, those from KU are left drained. Students have to walk kilometres in order to reach their departments because of restrictions placed by the university on the operation of shuttles. “Ever since the university announced the operation of limited…

Even if the Franco-American Martin Trainer fell back on Friday in Punta Cana, he remains in the top 20, six shots behind the new leader, the Englishman Matt Wallace (photo). By signing the card of the day (63), the new member of the PGA Tour, Akshay Bhatia , struck a blow Friday in the Dominican Republic. The young American, who was seven strokes behind, is only three lengths behind leader Matt Wallace , still supported by his French caddy Samuel Bernard despite their spat last week at Valspar. The other tricolor of this tournament is the native of Marseille, Martin Trainer , author of a card of 70…

The yearly inflation hit a new high of 38.42 per cent in the outgoing week in cash-strapped Pakistan as the trend of the hike in the prices of essential commodities continued to rise, according to a media report on Saturday. The rise came on the back of new taxes imposed and an increase in the petroleum prices by the government to fulfil the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before releasing USD 1.1 billion dollars under an already agreed USD 7 billion deal. The Sensitive Price Index (SPI), used to measure short-term inflation, rose to 38.42 per cent on…

FAISALABAD: Deputy Head of EU Mission Mr. Thomas Seiler said on Saturday that Pakistan must exploit untapped economic potential of the European Union (EU) under the GSP Plus Scheme to overcome its current economic crisis. Addressing the business community at FCCI, he underlined the importance of duty-free access to Pakistani products to European markets and said that it had particularly benefited the textile sector of Pakistan. He said that most of the textile mills were using European machinery which helped them to improve the quality of their products. “We are also working on technology transfer”, he said and hoped that…

Pakistan-India relations have been at a dead end for years. Now, however, with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting to take place in Goa in May, an intriguing debate has ensued: Should Pakistan participate? Can it breathe life into New Delhi-Islamabad ties? Chances for Pakistan-India Détente It is true that after the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) became dysfunctional and the United Nations turned into a platform for a never-ending war of words for New Delhi and Islamabad, the SCO gave them the opportunity to interact positively. It also happened that under the watch…

Information about the supply of weapons by Pakistan to Ukraine through other countries is not true. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said this at a briefing, according to The News International. “Pakistan adheres to a policy of non-intervention in military conflicts. Reports of Pakistani supplies of ammunition to Ukraine are not true,” the diplomat said. Baloch clarified that Pakistan exports weapons only on the basis of firm guarantees that they will be used in the country and that they will not be transferred to third countries. “And this concerns the position of Pakistan regarding the conflict in Ukraine,”…

Shehbaz says such nonsensical rhetoric is an attempt to remain politically relevant Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday deplored the venom spewed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan against political opponents. In messages posted on social media site Twitter on Saturday, Shehbaz condemned the recent allegations leveled by Imran against former president Asif Ali Zardari. “Imran Niazi’s baseless and dangerous allegations against former President Asif Ali Zardari are not only irresponsible but also conform to a pattern of conspiracy theories meant to spread venom against his political opponents. Pointing to the Imran Khan’s allegations, the premier said such nonsensical…

Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned the country’s main ruling parties of “concrete action” against their top leadership in the government for “declaring war” against it. A statement released by the TTP – also known as Pakistani Taliban for its ideological affinity with the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan – on Wednesday explicitly named Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Sharif is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) which along with Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are the main coalition partners in the government. “For a long time, TTP has not…