Mr John Mahama, former president of Ghana, will lead a Commonwealth group to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections on July 30, the Commonwealth Secretariat has announced. The secretariat, in a statement by its Media Division, said Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, would deploy Mahama to lead other eminent persons from across the regionsContinue Reading
The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock of what the organisation termed his vast legacy for mankind. “Nelson Mandela was a towering global advocate for justice and equality”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his video message for Nelson MandelaContinue Reading
HELSINKI: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his American counterpart Trump with a World Cup football, manufactured by Pakistan, a day after attending the final of the much-praised tournament in Moscow. Throwing it to his wife, Trump said he was happy to pass the ball on to his 12-year-old son Barron. TheContinue Reading
An instrument used to calibrate nuclear material which had plutonium and cesium in the possession of federal experts went missing last year, authorities in San Antonio said. According to a police report, the device and material was stolen from a car in city. Spying case against US expert on PakistanContinue Reading
KARACHI : As Les Bleus clinched their second World Cup title after a thrilling final win over Croatia, social media was quick to underscore that the team had seven Muslim players in it and how the country must apply its on-field victories off the field as well. Adil Rami, Djibril Sidibé,Continue Reading
The United States President Donald Trump flies into “hot spot” Britain on Thursday hours after casting doubt on Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for leaving the European Union. Protests are planned across the country where the president says the people like him a lot. After a NATO summit where heContinue Reading
As part of effort to ensure the security of its lawmakers, Uganda is deploying military escorts and buying armored trucks for each of its more than 400 legislators. The decision has been criticised as too expensive for a poor country that long has been considered one of Africa’s more stableContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja met behind closed door with the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the presidential villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari received the visiting South African leader at the fore court of the AsoContinue Reading
By Faiq Lodhi Aseefa’s sheer passion for politics and her ability to revolt against current party leaders shows she has a mind of her own that enables her to ask the right questions. PHOTO: TWITTER/ MEDIA CELL PPP In many ways, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been a progressiveContinue Reading
