EU mission to Armenia will fuel confrontation, says Russia MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday accused the EU of seeking to fuel “geopolitical confrontation” by sending a civilian... Published 27 Jan, 2023 10:40am
Pakistan Pakistan, US in process of productive re-engagement: FO ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday refrained from making a direct comment on the Biden administration’s... Published 27 Jan, 2023 07:32am
World Russian missiles kill 11 in Ukraine KYIV: A blistering wave of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure killed 11 people on Thursday,... Published 27 Jan, 2023 07:03am
Print Signing of deal in March: Refineries to get Russian oil by April-end Russian and Pakistani companies would sign agreements on spot purchase and long-term LNG contracts under the energy security plan Updated 27 Jan, 2023 09:02am
World US targets Chinese firm for helping Russian group in Ukraine WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company for allegedly providing satellite... Published 27 Jan, 2023 12:58am
World Canada to send four combat-ready Leopard tanks to Ukraine OTTAWA: Canada said Thursday it will join the United States, Germany and other countries in supplying heavy tanks to... Published 27 Jan, 2023 12:11am
World Ukraine threaten Paris Olympics boycott if Russia take part KYIV: Ukraine threatened Thursday to boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are... Published 26 Jan, 2023 11:59pm
Pakistan Pakistan to decide currency for Russia oil trade in March: Musadik Malik Minister says country will make the decision once agreement is finalised in March Updated 26 Jan, 2023 06:46pm
World Germany, US to send battle tanks to Ukraine, Russia slams decision WASHINGTON/BERLIN/KYIV: The United States and Germany have announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of battle... Published 26 Jan, 2023 09:47am
Markets Russian crops in good condition MOSCOW: Around 94% of Russia’s winter crops are in a good or satisfactory condition, Russia’s agriculture... Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am
World Biden says US tanks, Ukraine aid not 'offensive threat to Russia' WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the delivery of 31 US tanks and other large-scale military aid ... Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:48pm
World Germany promises swift answer on battle tanks for Ukraine BERLIN: Berlin was expected to announce a decision on Wednesday on the export of powerful German-made Leopard battle... Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:56am
World ‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closest ever to midnight WASHINGTON: Top scientists and security experts moved the “Doomsday Clock” forward on Tuesday to just 90 seconds... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
World 25 killed in Russia border region since Ukraine assault: governor MOSCOW: Twenty-five people have been killed and more than 90 injured in Russia's border region of Belgorod since the... Published 24 Jan, 2023 10:45pm
World Latvia tells Russian ambassador to leave RIGA: Latvia on Monday said it had decided to downgrade its diplomatic representation in Russia and had asked the... Published 23 Jan, 2023 10:53pm
World Russia says no date set for talks with US on nuclear arms treaty Russia said on Monday that no new date had been set for talks with the United States on the New START nuclear arms... Published 23 Jan, 2023 02:01pm
World Russia taken 180,000 dead or wounded in Ukraine: Norwegian army OSLO: Russia has suffered 180,000 killed or wounded in Ukraine so far, while the figure for the Ukrainians is ... Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:15am
World Germany and France vow support for Ukraine, including military PARIS: Germany and France on Sunday vowed to assist Ukraine for as long as needed and to support efforts to ... Published 22 Jan, 2023 10:41pm
Print Oil purchases from Russia: Payments will be in currencies of ‘friendly’ states Russia’s energy minister says both sides have drafted an agreement to sort out issues like transportation, insurance, payments and loadings Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:58am
Print Govt wants to meet 35pc of oil requirement through Russia: Musadik ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Petroleum, Musadik Malik Friday said that Pakistan wanted to import 35 percent of its... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:51am
Print Crude oil and oil products: agreement to be signed by March ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have decided to draft an agreement on crude oil and oil products supply by late March... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 11:41am
World Ukraine should focus on preparing offensive, not Bakhmut battle: US official WASHINGTON: Ukraine should not fixate on defending the city of Bakhmut at all costs and instead use a window of... Published 20 Jan, 2023 11:50pm
Pakistan At WEF, FM Bilawal calls for holding negotiations between Russia, Ukraine Says Afghanistan issue was also resolved on the table Published 20 Jan, 2023 07:05pm
Markets Pakistan will pay for Russian energy purchases in currency of friendly countries: Russian official Russian energy minister says both countries have agreed on late March as timeline for crude oil export to Pakistan Updated 20 Jan, 2023 05:56pm
World Lavrov says Russia will ‘sober up’ NATO and EU MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would do all it could to “sober up”... Published 20 Jan, 2023 07:05am
Print Technical consultations: Pakistan-Russia draft protocol being signed today ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have finalised the draft protocol of technical consultations in areas of mutual... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:51am
World IAEA head worries world getting complacent about Ukraine nuclear plant The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday he worried the world was becoming complacent about... Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:09pm
World Russian troops launch 'local offensive' in southern Ukraine MOSCOW: The Russian army has launched a "local offensive" near the town of Orikhiv in southern Ukraine, where the... Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:51pm
World Western tanks no 'silver bullet' for Kyiv: NATO commander BRUSSELS: A senior NATO commander warned on Thursday that Western tanks would not be a "silver bullet" for Ukraine ... Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:44pm
Print Trade teams talk business; it’s no Russian roulette 8th meeting of the Pakistani-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation starts meeting to find new opportunities for further deepening the bilateral relations Updated 19 Jan, 2023 09:31am