VIENNA: The remaining parties to the faltering 2015 Iran nuclear accord met on Wednesday after Tehran announced plans for a new breach of the deal, and as uncertainty reigns ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden’s January inauguration. The meeting of the so-called “joint commission” included China, France, Russia, Iran, Germany and Britain and was chaired by senior EU foreign affairs …

Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment business released on Tuesday report continuing incidences of sexual harassment. The survey by the Hollywood Commission also asked about racism, and found that fewer than half of those who took part …

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday landed in Dubai for a two-day visit during which he will hold discussions with the UAE leadership on all areas of mutual interest. According to Radio Pakistan, Qureshi was received by the Consul-General of Pakistan in Dubai Amjad Ali and other officials of the Pakistani embassy and the UAE foreign ministry at the Dubai …

Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime minister reached out personally to the head of a major drug company. Millions of Palestinians living under Israeli control will have to wait much longer. Worldwide, rich nations are snatching up scarce supplies of new vaccines as poor countries largely rely on a World Health …

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau has initiated an inquiry against Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s younger brother and an officer of the provincial government, Ziaur Rehman, regarding his alleged illegal absorption in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Management Service (PMS) over a decade ago. Official sources told Dawn that it surfaced during an ongoing inquiry by the NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against …

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said it was inappropriate to keep people on the Exit Control List (ECL) as well as the blacklist for long without any cogent reason and announced that the two lists would be cut down. Talking to reporters after visiting the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters, Mr Ahmed, who has recently been assigned …

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has set a target to reduce the number of its employees to 7,500-8,000 for 29 aircraft — over half of the total strength — through the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) and segregation of core and non-core functions, said a PIA management report filed before the Supreme Court. At present, PIA has 14,500 employees for its …

BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has claimed that the Senate election through show of hands will not be possible. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Maulana Fazl alleged that with the announcement of the prime minister that the Senate election would be conducted through show of hands meant that the whole of the cabinet was illiterate. …

ISLAMABAD: The district election commission on Wednesday rejected the nomination papers of its potential candidate and current deputy mayor Chaudhry Riffat Javed for the vacant seat of the mayor. The election commission also rejected the papers of Sajid Abbasi (PML-N) along with PTI’s Mohammad Rafiq and Khurram Bakhtiar. Sources said the nomination paper of Riffat Javed were rejected on the …

RAWALPINDI: Fuel shortage seems to be staring at the face of the twin cities and the northern parts of the country after All Pakistan Oil Contractors Association went on strike following the breakdown of talks with the district administration over tankers’ entry timings into city areas. The association stopped supply on Wednesday morning and parked its tankers on G.T. Road …