Senior government and business leaders from Pakistan and Japan convened in Tokyo for the 8th Pakistan-Japan Government-Business Joint Dialogue, the first such gathering in the Japanese capital since December 2018. The meeting drew approximately 80 participants focused on expanding bilateral trade and investment opportunities. Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister of Pakistan…
Hideharu Tamura,Tokyoand Kelly Ng,Singapore Reuters Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested in 2022 shortly after the assassination The man who killed Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022. Tetsuya Yamagami had…
Thomas Mackintosh, Guy Hedgecoeand Toby Mann Watch: Emergency services on the scene of train derailment near Barcelona A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people injured, five seriously, after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona two days after a deadly two-train collision in southern Spain. According to local officials, the…
WASHINGTON/DAVOS – US President Donald Trump has clarified that the Gaza Peace Board is not an alternative to the United Nations and the UN should be allowed to continue its work. However, intense speculation continues about the proposed board’s future, with international reservations emerging.European nations expressed their concerns about this proposal ahead of the Davos…
KARACHI – The death toll from the tragic Gul Plaza incident has reached 29, while 85 people remain missing. According to rescue officials, hope of finding more bodies is diminishing due to the severity of the fire damage.The Mayor of Karachi stated that 70 percent of the rescue operation at the affected plaza has been…
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS – The United States has made a significant decision to reduce its personnel at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), triggering deep concerns among European allies. According to experts, while this move is militarily limited, it holds profound political and symbolic importance.Analysts suggest this decision could have far-reaching implications for the seven-decade-old defense relationship between…
Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President JD Vance, has announced she is pregnant with her fourth child. In a post on X, the second lady said she is looking forward to welcoming a boy in late July. “Usha and the baby are doing well,” a statement posted on Tuesday to the second lady’s social media…
Getty Images The UK government has defended a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base, following criticism from US President Donald Trump over its handling. In a post on social media, Trump labelled the move as an “act of great stupidity”, months after he and senior US…
Watch: At the scene of Spain’s worst rail disaster in over a decade Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 42 people. Rescuers recovered three bodies they had located in a wrecked carriage on Tuesday and then found another victim. More…
ZURICH – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Switzerland to participate in the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. At Zurich International Airport, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Muhammad Bilal, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Switzerland Marghoob Saleem, and Pakistani diplomatic staff in Switzerland received the Prime Minister.Accompanying the…
