Angela Merkel calls for a ‘real, true’ European army
- 13-Nov-2018
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday made a clear call for a future European army, in an apparent rebuke to US President Donald Trump who has called such proposals “very insulting”. Addressing European MEPs on her vision for the future of Europe, Merkel also called for a European Security Council that would centralise defence […]
Turkey is true, reliable friend of Pakistan: deputy chairman senate
- 09-Oct-2018
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla on Tuesday said Turkey was a true and reliable friend of Pakistan. “We cherish this exemplary friendship,” he said this in a meeting with Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly (GNA) Binali Yildirim in Antalya, Turkey, and discussed bilateral relations. The deputy chairman is leading a parliamentary delegation to […]
State should inquire if cases registered against Farooq Sattar are genuine, says Izhar
- 19-Jun-2018
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan on Tuesday said the state should inquire whether the cases registered against Farooq Sattar were genuine or not. “First the state should inquire whether FIRs lodged against Farooq Sattar and hundreds of other MQM workers were based on truth or falsity,” he said, while talking to […]
China Mobile set to buy stake in Thailand’s True Corp: sources
- 09-Jun-2014
BANGKOK: State-owned China Mobile Ltd is poised to buy an 18 percent stake in Thai telecoms group True Corp valued at around $581 million, people familiar with the matter said, in Thailand’s first major corporate deal since a coup last month. True Corp, backed by billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont’s Charoen Pokphand Group, also plans to offer […]