GUJARAT, Feb 7 (FD):  Punjab police again laid siege to the house of former Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PMLQ) leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in Gujarat, but have returned without making any arrest. According to details, a heavy police force under the leadership of District Police Officer (DPO) gathered outside Kunjah House, the residence of Pervez Elahi. …

  UNITED NATIONS, Fen 7  (AFP):  UN chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Monday that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is heading towards a “wider war.” The secretary-general laid out his priorities for the year in a gloomy speech to the United Nations General Assembly that focused on Russia’s invasion, the climate …

  BEIJING, Feb. 6 (INP)-The Pakistani Embassy in Beijing has entered into a strategic partnership with a travel sharing platform, Qyer, to promote the stunning tourism offerings of Pakistan to the world. This collaboration is aimed at maximizing the impact of the China-Pakistan Year of Tourism Exchanges 2023, which promises to be an exceptional showcase of Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage …

  ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (FD): Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) technical talks could not conclude, and another round of talks will be held today. The sides failed to fill the gap in talks over their versions with regard to the economic data, sources said. Policy talks between the sides have been delayed as conclusion of the technical talks lingering …

  MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 6 (FD): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged the nation and political leadership of the country to make efforts to make Pakistan economically and politically stable in order to free Kashmir from the Indian yoke. Addressing a special session of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKL) on the occasion of the Kashmir Solidarity Day, the …

  Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday that the government has rescheduled the All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad — called to discuss important challenges being faced by Pakistan — for February 9, Thursday. She did not mention why the meeting originally slated for February 7 was moved. In a tweet, the information minister said that a joint strategy …

  ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (FD):  A district and sessions court in Islamabad has awarded a death sentence to two cops and life sentence to three others in the Osama Satti murder case. As per details, the additional sessions judge Zaiba Chaudhary announced the reserved verdict in Osama Satti murder case. The court reserved the case when the trial was completed …

  DIYARBAKIR/ANKARA:A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on Monday, killing hundreds of people as they slept, levelling buildings, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as Israel, Iraq, island of Cyprus and Egypt.   Turkish authorities scrambled rescue teams and supply aircraft to the region around the city of Kahramanmaras while declaring a “level 4 alarm” that …

  SANTIAGO, Feb 6 (FD): Firefighters battled dozens of raging wildfires in Chile on Sunday, seeking to gain control of one of the country’s worst natural disasters in years as the death toll rose to at least 24 with nearly 1,000 more injured. International help began arriving on Sunday from a handful of countries that have pledged resources, including planes …

Khunjerab Pass on the China-Pakistan border is a strategic point on the Karakoram Highway, which links China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. The Chinese side has agreed to Pakistan’s request for the temporary opening of the Khunjerab Pass and the facilitation of customs clearance for supplies from Jan 30 to Feb 10, 2023. The Customs works round …