Though legendary Lollywood actress Saba Qamar has accomplished a lot in her life, her bucket list is still unfulfilled One of her greatest dreams came true: she got to play the part of a headstrong female politician The Baaghi diva was enlisted for a web series with political overtones in which Qamar will play a … Read more
Manuela Schwesig, the German regional premier, was under fire on Tuesday for her support for the Nord Stream 2 gas project, which has now been suspended. Critics have accused Schwesig of being a Russian “stooge” because she has been a vocal proponent of the pipeline for years, emphasizing the employment and investment it would … Read more
BERLIN: Outdated equipment, woeful bureaucracy, demotivated soldiers: Germany has quite a task ahead to modernize its army, which it has vowed to do in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Three days after the attack began, Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a landmark speech pledged a special budget of 100 billion euros for the military, … Read more
BEIJING: China on Tuesday said the controversy surrounding Peng Shuai was being “maliciously” hyped up after the Chinese tennis star made sexual assault claims against one of the nation’s most powerful politicians. Read more: Zhang Gaoli: Former China vice premier accused by Peng Peng, a Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, was not seen for … Read more
PRAGUE: Tensions have been flying high between Taiwan and China just as a Taiwanese delegation is visiting central and eastern Europe to boost business ties in a region also targeted by Chinese investors. The 66-member delegation on a tour of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania has signed 18 memorandums of cooperation in the three countries. Taiwan’s charm … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Asad Umar said that under special directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the federal government was fully committed to meet the target of expenditures of development funds under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20. Speaking to the media, the federal minister said: “We [the PTI] are working … Read more
Chancellor Sajid Javid has refused to criticize British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his use of language to describe Muslim women. Speaking on the campaign trail, Mr. Javid struggled to explain Boris Johnson’s use of words like “letterboxes” and “bank robbers” to describe Muslim women wearing a veil. Last year, the British prime minister in … Read more
Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Thursday hit out at the Center over the security clamp-down in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Her husband has not been able to speak to his parents, who live in Kashmir, for the last 22 days, she said. “The question is not only about abrogating Article 370. … Read more
Muslim Congresswoman in the United States of America (USA), Ilhan Omar, expressed her support for the people of Indian-Occupied Kashmir, who are presently being oppressed by the Indian authorities. The 37-year-old American politician turned to twitter to offer her support to the restive region engulfed in turmoil, and called for the communications black-out to be … Read more
