Riyadh: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik represented Pakistan at the prestigious Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, showcasing the country’s vast mineral wealth and investment opportunities to global stakeholders.On the sidelines of the forum, Minister Malik held crucial bilateral meetings with key Saudi leadership including HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Saudi Minister…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election extending his four decades in power by another five years. He gained 72% of the vote, the election commission announced, against 25% for his closest challenger Bobi Wine, who has condemned what he described as “fake results” and “ballot stuffing”. Wine has not…
BAGH, Azad Jammu & Kashmir — A young cricketer from a remote village in Azad Kashmir has earned selection to play in an international professional cricket league, marking a significant milestone for the region’s sporting talent. Najam Naseer Kiani,all-rounder from Hammohra village in District Bagh, will represent his franchise in the Global Cricket League USA,…
Getty Images The White House has announced the first members of its Gaza “Board of Peace”, and the list of names will do little to dispel the criticism from some quarters that the US president’s plan resembles, at its heart, a colonial solution imposed over the heads of the Palestinians. There are still several unknowns…
Anita Nkonge,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming Getty Images Bobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the results Police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout. Wine’s party had said a helicopter…
New York City police are searching for multiple suspects after a masked group stole Pokémon merchandise at a Manhattan store on Wednesday, 14 January. Security footage shows three people entered the Poké Court store, stole Pokémon merchandise, smashed glass displays, and appeared to point a weapon at customers and staff. The store’s owner told NBC…
Reuters Customs and Border Patrol agents gather as protests continue outside Minneapolis’ Whipple Federal Building, which has become a de-facto ICE headquarters The US justice department is investigating two prominent Minnesota liberals over alleged attempts to impede federal immigration operations, an escalation of the Trump’s administration’s clash with Democrats. Gov Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor…
Watch: What Machado and Trump have said about Nobel Peace Prize medal exchange Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country “when the right time comes”. “There’s a mission, and we are going to turn Venezuela into that land of grace, and I believe I will be elected when the…
Watch: ‘The Islamic Republic will fall’, says exiled crown prince The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran’s government, saying he is confident “the Islamic Republic will fall – not if, but when”. Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition leader, asked the world to target…
MOSCOW/TEHRAN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured Iran of comprehensive support and announced plans to strengthen strategic partnership between the two nations during a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.The two leaders held detailed discussions on the latest regional and international developments, according to statements from both capitals. The call comes at a…
