RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met on Monday US Senators Christopher Van Hollen and Maggie Hassan, along with the accompanying delegation, said an Inter-Services Public Relations press statement. The ISPR said that the US senators met with the army chief at the General Headquarters. In the meeting, matters pertaining to regional peace and mutual interests were …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit China from October 8 to 9, 2019 and hold meetings with the Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. A number of agreements/MoUs are expected to be signed at a ceremony to be witnessed by the two prime ministers, …

Prime Minister Imran Khan has shot up in terms of most popular world leaders’ ranking, landing, now, at the 6th position and boasting 10.5 million (10,471,650) followers on the micro-blogging platform. The bump in PM Imran’s popularity follows his fiery speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last month where he informed the world about the Kashmir issue and garnered …

BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Beijing in wee hours on Tuesday (Today) to hold meetings with the Chinese leadership. Upon arrival in Beijing, the prime minister was received by Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang, Pakistan’s  ambassador to China Naghmana Hashmi  and other officials. Imran Khan is accompanied by a high-level delegation including foreign minister Shah Mehmood …

LONDON: A report published by British government funded Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) says that many Sikhs feel angered by claims made by India’s government of growing British and Canadian Sikh terrorism and that “Khalistani” movement has the backing of Pakistan – without any evidence. The report for the UK government’s independent adviser on extremism found that Sikhs are angry …

Globally acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese had stirred up quite the storm amongst Marvel fans after he said that the films aren’t ‘real cinema’. While the statement did not sit well with many of the MCU buffs, Samuel L. Jackson, who stands as an integral part of the franchise was quick to clap back at the director. Speaking to Variety, the …

BUSAN: Cannes Palme d´Or-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda says he has come to South Korea to show “solidarity” with his fans and fellow filmmakers as governments in Seoul and Tokyo fight out a bitter trade war. “Through showing support for each other we can solve and overcome these political problems,” Kore-eda said Saturday as he formally accepted the Asian Filmmaker …

BUSAN: A new film about the Sewol ferry sinking, a disaster that killed more than 300 people — most of them children, will premiere at Asia´s biggest film festival, five years after director Lee Sang-ho caused controversy with his first documentary on the topic. “Diving Bell”, which screened at the 2014 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), criticised then leader Park …

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “enemies” were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad in a tweet on Monday following deadly unrest in neighbouring Iraq. “#Iran and #Iraq are two nations whose hearts & souls are tied together… Enemies seek to sow discord but they’ve failed & their conspiracy won’t be effective,” Khamenei said on …

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the European Union on Sunday he will not delay Brexit beyond October 31, underlining that his latest proposals are a last chance to reach a deal. Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron in a telephone call on Sunday that “the EU should not be lured into the mistaken belief that the UK will …