ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s economic growth rebounded to 3.9% in fiscal year (FY) 2021 (ending 30 June 2021) and is expected to reach 4.0% in FY2022 as business activity gradually resumes in the second year of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in ...

UNITED NATIONS – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his consistent and clear position on the Kashmir issue, and called for settlement under the United Nations (UN) resolutions. Addressing the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Erdogan said “we maintain stand in ...

In India, thousands of farmers continue protests and staged sit-ins against controversial black agricultural laws passed by Modi government. Talking to international media, farmers like Bapu Nishtar Singh said the laws are an attempt to erode a longstanding minimum support price for their crops ...

WELLINGTON – New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson termed the decision to pull out of its tour as a real shame saying he hopes the move doesn't have a ‘lasting impact’ on the game in Pakistan. Speaking with a sports magazine on the recent development, the 31-year-old said he doesn’t ...

ISLAMABAD – The New Zealand cricket team hastily abandoned the Pakistan tour after the international intelligence alliance advised Kiwis to do so, *NZ Herald* reported. The report quoting sources cited that the security threat issued by an intelligence alliance of New Zealand, Australia, ...

ISLAMABAD – United States President Joe Biden’s decision to pull out troops from war raked Afghanistan was the most sensible thing to do, Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a recent interview. Speaking with the Russian state-owned media house, Khan termed the move as a rational step, saying ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has underscored the significance of enhancing structured political ties and fast-tracking trade between Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Talking to Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of SCO summit in Dushanbe, Imran Khan also stressed the need for ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the international community to recognise the reality in Afghanistan. The prime minister made these remarks at the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan’s capital. Imran said this should include ...

RAWALPINDI – In a surprise development, the New Zealand cricket team Friday cancelled its tour of Pakistan. The development took place a few minutes after it was reported that the first ODI match between Pakistan and New Zealand was cancelled due to coronavirus. An official version of the ...

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran, in an exclusive interview, mentioned US reluctance to reach out to Pakistan as he had not spoken to US President Joe Biden since the collapse of the western-backed Afghan government. In an interview with CNN program *Connect the World *on Wednesday, which was ...