DOHA: UN Secretary-General Anto­nio Guter­res on Saturday slammed the world’s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. Speaking in the Qatari capital, Doha, Guterres told leaders of more than 40 of the most deprived states that wealthy nat­ions should provide $500 billion a year to help others “trapped in vicious …

WASHINGTON: A US delegation will arrive in Islamabad on Sunday (today) for counterterrorism talks, days after an official US report warned that terrorist groups were once again regrouping in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region. “Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Chris­­topher Landberg will lead an interagency delegation to Pakistan [from] March 6-7 to participate in the Pak­istan-US Counter­terrorism Dia­logue,” the US State Department announced. “The United …

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N has filed a reference against Supreme Co­urt Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi after his name surfaced in connection with an alleged audio leak. Lawyers associated with the party filed the reference before the Supreme Judicial Cou­n­cil (SJC) — the body tasked with hearing and dec­iding complaints aga­inst superior court judges. The reference, filed under Article 209 of …

LONDON: A retired general on Saturday discarded the former army chief’s pledge that the military would remain out of Pakistani politics, saying he did not attach any importance to what an outgoing chief said. “Why did [Imran Khan] give an extension to Gen Bajwa? Why did Asif Ali Zardari give an extension to [Gen] Kiyani? I believe that the military …

Punjab Interim Information Minister Amir Mir has promised that the caretaker government will not place any obstacles for Aurat March protesters in the province, adding that all the reservations of the event’s organisers had been addressed. The Aurat March organising committee had last month requested a no objection certificate (NOC) from the district administration to hold a rally on March …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday morning reached Qatar’s capital Doha on a two-day visit to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) where he will “share Pakistan’s perspective on the socio-economic challenges facing LDCs in Asia and Africa”. Upon his arrival in Doha, he tweeted: “Just reached Doha, Qatar on the invitation of my brother …

PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday addressed his party workers and supporters at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore despite being “unavailable” to the police present outside to arrest him. The Islamabad Police along with their Punjab Police counterparts arrived at Imran’s residence earlier in the day to take Imran into custody for his persistent absences from Toshakhana court hearings. …

A man died and two others were wounded in a West Dallas shooting early Saturday, police say. Officers responded about 2:05 a.m. to the 600 block of Fabrication Street, near Sylvan Avenue, and found the three men. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the scene. One man died, and two others are in stable condition, Dallas police said. Police did not identify …

Mixed emotions — including, grief, frustration and relief — were on display Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, where hundreds of delegates gathered to approve the departure of dozens of local churches from the denomination. Forty-one churches received approval from the North Texas Conference to leave the United Methodist Church during a special session Saturday morning. The move comes as …

A Fort Worth police officer shot and wounded a man Saturday morning who appeared ready to draw a weapon on them, police said. A little after 7 a.m., a person in a field was yelling for help and for someone to call 911 in the 13000 block of Park Vista Boulevard, near Keller Haslet Road, according to a police call …