BERLIN (Reuters) – According to a German government official, Germany and its Western allies have agreed to remove Russia from the SWIFT global payment system. This is the third round of sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from invading Ukraine. The sanctions, imposed by the US, France, Canada, Italy, the UK,Continue Reading
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukrainian soldiers repelled a Russian assault on Kyiv, but “sabotage elements” penetrated the capital, officials claimed Saturday, as Ukraine recorded 198 civilian fatalities, including children, as a result of Russia’s invasion. Even as Russia claimed to have fired cruise missiles at military sites, Ukraine’s resolute PresidentContinue Reading
In an unusual geopolitical intervention for senior members of the British royal family, Prince William and his wife Kate delivered a personal letter of solidarity to “all of Ukraine’s people” on Saturday. In a tweet signed off with their initials, the pair expressed their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Continue Reading
KHARKIV: The Pakistani embassy has successfully evacuated 35 trapped Pakistani students from the war-torn Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to Poland. The Pakistan embassy in Ukraine has stepped up attempts to rescue trapped citizens in the war-torn country. Following their efforts, 35 Pakistani students were able to go to Poland byContinue Reading
BRUSSELS: The EU sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the EU’s foreign policy leader, Josep Borrell. The action was agreed upon during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to formally adopt a wideContinue Reading
BRUSSELS – French President Emmanuel Macron contacted Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to “demand an urgent halt” to Moscow’s incursion in Ukraine, according to the Elysee Palace. “After speaking with the Ukrainian president and working with him, the president (Macron) contacted Vladimir Putin to urge an immediate halt toContinue Reading
MUZAFFARABAD – The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has reached another milestone by introducing Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) and Bachelor of Science in Ventilation and Respiratory Therapy degree programmes through its Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. “The University has become the first in the stateContinue Reading
PRAGUE (AFP) – A Czech model condemned to more than eight years in jail for drug trafficking in Pakistan in 2019 was released on Saturday following her acquittal earlier this month, according to the Czech foreign ministry. Tereza Hluskova, 25, was detained in January 2018 at the airport in theContinue Reading
(Web Desk) BIRMINGHAM — Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a Pakistani activist, announced her marriage to Asser Malik, the high-performance general manager of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday, prompting a flood of happy responses on social media. The two tied a knot of unityContinue Reading
(AFP) – LONDON (AFP) – The head of English cricket has travelled to Pakistan in an attempt to mend relations strained by the cancellation of a Twenty20 visit in October. On Monday, an AFP reporter in London learned that England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison had beenContinue Reading
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