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‘Pakistan ranks eight among countries affected by climate change’
KARACHI: Pakistan is the eighth country most vulnerable to climate change in the world. The coastal areas are the most emergent threats and hundreds...
Post-sanctions: Pakistan expects positive response from Iran
ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of international sanctions being lifted off Iran, Pakistan is expecting a positive response from the Islamic republic concerning the ‘five-year...
Iranian president pitches Iran as safest country in Middle East
ROME: President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday described Iran as the safest and most stable country in the Middle East as he urged international investors...
Karachi-Gwadar-Iran ferry ready to set sail
ISLAMABAD: Port and shipping authorities have finalised arrangements to start ferry services between Karachi and Gwadar and also to Chabahar, Iran from both the...
Pakistan on the global chessboard
There are winners and losers born out of every economic phenomenon, sometimes thriving on the misfortune of others and sometimes feeling the impact of...
China’s New Grand Strategy for the Middle East
At the start of 2016, prospects weren’t good for what would later become one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s most consequential international tours. The...
Global threats move ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight
Rising tension between Russia and the U.S., North Korea’s recent nuclear test and a lack of aggressive steps to address climate change are putting...
Don’t lose hope in face terror attacks: Nisar
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday said that there was no need to lose hope in the face...
France, India call on Pakistan to prosecute terrorists
NEW DEHLI: France joined India on Monday in demanding Pakistan bring to justice the perpetrators of the Pathankot airbase and the November 2008 Mumbai...
India, France sign Rafale jet deal, but talks on price to go on
India signed an inter-governmental pact with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets on Monday but said sorting out details of the $9 billion...