Pakistan’s parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as the 23rd prime minister today after the ouster of Imran Khan following a no-confidence vote. Sharif, the younger brother of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was the candidate of the combined opposition. The 70-year-old previously served as chief minister in the province of Punjab, w...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif, the three-time chief minister of the key province of Punjab, as the country’s new prime minister. Shehbaz, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, took oath of the office later in the evening. He grabbed the office following a su...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – Thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party took to the streets in several cities across the country Sunday to protest his ouster in a no-confidence vote in parliament. According to local media, protests were staged in the capital Islamabad and many other cities,...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish security forces have struck targets belonging to the PKK in northern Iraq and parts of northern Syria, Turkiye’s National Defense Ministry said Monday. At least two PKK members in the Euphrates Shield Operation zone in northern Syria were killed, the ministry said on Twitter. Another PKK member identified via ...
ISTANBUL – Saudi Arabia has raised the number of Hajj pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to 1 million in 2022 after two years of restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia released a statement that said Hajj is open to those under 65 years of […]
ANKARA – Armenia has accepted the document submitted by Azerbaijan on five principles to normalize bilateral ties. Ilham Aliyev made the remarks during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which they exchanged views on relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the post-conflict period, the Azerbaijan’s presidency s...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ( AA) – Pakistan’s parliament voted out Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence motion early Sunday, capping a month-long political turmoil. As many as 174 lawmakers voted in favor of the no-trust motion, two more than the required 172 for a simple majority in the 324-member National Assembly, the lower house of ...
ANKARA (AA) – A diplomat appointed by the Taliban as their charge d’affairs in Moscow took office on Saturday, an official with the interim Afghan administration said. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, thanked Moscow for “accrediting the Afghan diplomat” and “facilitating the role of the Afghan Embassy i...
A group of Australian academics has quit the Australia India Institute at Melbourne University citing concerns for academic freedom. The group alleged interference by the Indian High Commission. A March 29 letter signed by 13 affiliated fellow scholars claims the Indian High Commissioner to Australia intervened in the institute’s activities. I...
ISTANBUL – Amid unconfirmed reports that the speaker of the US House of Representatives is planning to visit self-ruled Taiwan, China has warned of “forceful measures” if any such trip happens. “If (US House) Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan island, it would bring serious damage to the foundation of China-US relations, and will send wrong [&...
