KARACHI, PAKISTAN Transgender people in Pakistan's Sindh province will be able to serve as regular duty police officers, the police chief said, adding it was time to offer more opportunities to a group relegated to menial jobs in government.After years...
Read More »Oil prices hover near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction waivers
Oil prices hovered near 2019 peaks in early trading on Tuesday after Washington abruptly moved to end all Iran sanctions waivers by May, pressuring importers to stop buying from Tehran.Brent crude futures were at $74.33 per barrel at 0051 GMT, up 0.4 p...
Read More »Kyrgyzstan expects to receive largest influx of tourists in 2019
Bishkek About 7 million foreigners, with more than half of them being tourists, visited Kyrgyzstan in 2018, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, and Tourism Maksat Damir Uulu told journalists here on Tuesday.During a press conference at Kyrgyz Nati...
Read More »Honoring Emir of Kuwait by UN, WB well deserved: Malaysian House Speaker
Kuwait Malaysian House Speaker Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof affirmed that the two prestigious United Nations and World Bank (WB) Awards, given to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, are "well deserved.""Of course, His Highness deserve...
Read More »AJK Govt decides to facilitate investors in tourism sector through One Window Operation
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to facilitate investors in tourism sector through One Window Operation.The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider in Muzaffarabad today.It was also decide...
Read More »Malaysia Pulls About-Face Ahead of China’s Belt and Road Forum
BEIJING In a twist, China has announced that it has persuaded Malaysia to resume a canceled rail project worth $10.7 billion. The sudden about-face by Kuala Lumpur, which had earlier rejected the Chinese-funded project, will be a big boost for China a...
Read More »OIC chief meets Gabon’s foreign minister in Riyadh
Riyadh Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen received here on Thursday Gabon's Foreign Minister Abdu Razzaq Guy Kambogo and his accompanying delegation.The two sides discussed means of enha...
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