Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on assuming office in a telephonic conversation. The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, often known as MBS, congratulated PM Shehbaz and emphasized the close brotherly ties that exist between the two nations. During the conversation, the Saudi crown prince said the two countries مزید پڑھیں

The US ambassador to China said on Friday that Beijing’s position on a potential TikTok ban in the United States was “supremely ironic” given the ruling Communist Party’s censorship of online platforms within its borders. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force the wildly popular short-video app to مزید پڑھیں

The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them and accused the US of deliberately taking the remarks out of context. Putin said in the interview published on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready مزید پڑھیں

Minister for Aviation Khawaja Muhammad Asif has expressed the resolve to develop the aviation industry of the country for increasing its contribution in national economic growth. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad today to discuss the National Aviation Policy 2023, challenges faced by Pakistan Aviation industry and the air services agreements with other countries. مزید پڑھیں

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the United States sent troops to Ukraine the move would be considered a significant escalation of the war. Here are key facts about Russia’s nuclear arsenal: HOW MANY NUCLEAR WEAPONS DOES RUSSIA HAVE? Russia, which inherited مزید پڑھیں

Taiwan and China are conducting a joint rescue mission to find two missing crew members after a fishing vessel capsized near Taiwan’s Kinmen islands. The boat carrying six people sank about 1.07 nautical miles (about 2km) southwest of the island chain’s Dongding islet at about 6am on Thursday (22:00 GMT on Wednesday), according to authorities مزید پڑھیں

Russia considers Islamophobia “an unacceptable form of racism,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Zakharova said Russia stands in solidarity with the approaches of Muslim countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on this issue. “We stand against discrimination and harassment of Muslims on the مزید پڑھیں

A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defence issues, Beijing said on Wednesday. Beijing is seeking to build closer ties in South Asia in a push to counter its strategic rival India for influence. Last week, the Maldives said it had signed a “military assistance” مزید پڑھیں

As the US moves to legally ban TikTok across the country amid the House of Representatives passing a bill, China issued a warning about barring the ByteDance-owned platform saying it “come back to bite”. US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a bill seeking to ban the video application. In the second phase, the bill will مزید پڑھیں

The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog during his visit to Japan has stressed the importance of “full transparency” in the discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean. Speaking to the state-run NHK on Tuesday, Rafael Mariano Grossi noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) مزید پڑھیں