Archive for the April 29, 2017
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Macedonia's rival political parties traded blame Friday for an eruption of violence in the unstable Balkan country's parliament which left scores of people injured. The chaos in Skopje broke out on Thursday evening, with dozens
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Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been used 45 times in Syria since late last year, the body's chief said Friday. Director general Ahmet
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Taiwan's fears that it will become a bargaining chip between China and the United States worsened Friday after a snub by President Donald Trump, who said he would not do anything to upset Beijing. Trump
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Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by US President Donald Trump's media bashing and restrictions pursued by both democratic and authoritarian governments, a watchdog said Friday. A survey by Freedom House, a
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced confidence Friday that he and Donald Trump can open a "new page" in troubled Turkey-US ties when they meet next month, after discord over Syria and last year's failed coup.
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A presentation on 'Structural Transformation for Inclusive and Sustained Growth' was given by Piergiuseppe Fortunato, an economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Before joining UNCTAD, he was an economist at
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The Regional Tax Office II continued with its recovery drive against the tax defaulters. According to the sources, drive against defaulters is on the rise including freezing the accounts of a number of non-filers. This
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Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has taken serious notice of Swat district administration's letter issued to transgender community to leave the area. The Senate panel met here in the Parliament House on Friday under
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The National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges has expressed resentment over the absence of chief secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from its meeting and directed him to appear in the next meeting
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and Pakistan Expo Centres Private Limited (PEC) have signed an MoU to establish co-operation for creating financial awareness for the public. Akif Saeed, Commissioner, Investor Education and
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