Skip to main content

Posts

Pakistan, seven other Muslim countries, condemn Israel’s closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque gates

The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s continued closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Haram Al-Sharif to Muslim worshippers, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. During the holy month of Ramazan, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians traditionally attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque — Islam’s third-holiest site, located in east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in 1967 and later annexed. The FO statement posted to X, dated March 11, said, “Security restrictions on access to the Old City of Jerusalem and its places of worship coupled with discriminatory and arbitrary access restrictions to the other places of worship in the old city constitute a flagrant violation to international law, including international humanitarian law, the historical and legal status quo, and the principle of unrestricted access to places of worship.” According to the statement, the minist...
Post a Comment
Read more
Recent posts

Iftar, Sehri timings for Ramazan 21/22

Times for today’s Iftar (Ramazan 21) and tomorrow’s Sehri (Ramazan 22) for the federal and provincial capitals are listed below: Islamabad Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:13pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:59am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:23pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:49am Karachi Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:40pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:26am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:53pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:22am Lahore Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:08pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:57am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:18pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:47am Peshawar Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:19pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:05am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:29pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:55am Quetta Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:39pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:27am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:57pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:27am from Dawn - Home https://ift.tt/5UOivmK
Post a Comment
Read more

In phone call with Bahrain’s FM, Dar reiterates Pakistan’s call for de-escalation in Iran war

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, on Tuesday, in a phone call with his Bahraini counterpart, reiterated Pakistan’s call for de-escalation and dialogue for stability in the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region. Iran, Pakistan’s western neighbour, has been embroiled in a war with the United States and Israel since the latter’s February 28 strikes that assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In retaliation for the strikes, Iran resorted to targeting neighbouring countries, which house US bases, including Bahrain. According to a statement by the Foreign Office (FO), Dar spoke with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani last night, and the two “exchanged views on the developments in the Middle East and the wider region, conveying grave concern over recent attacks, including in Bahrain”. FO added that during the call, Dar “reaffirmed Pakistan’s solidarity with Bahrain and its people”. He also underscored the...
Post a Comment
Read more

Iftar, Sehri timings for Ramazan 20/21

Times for today’s Iftar (Ramazan 20) and tomorrow’s Sehri (Ramazan 21) for the federal and provincial capitals are listed below: Islamabad Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:12pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:00am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:22pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:50am Karachi Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:40pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:27am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:52pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:23am Lahore Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:07pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:58am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:17pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:48am Peshawar Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:18pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:06am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:28pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 4:56am Quetta Fiqh-i-Hanafia Iftar (today) — 6:38pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:29am Fiqh-i-Jafria Iftar (today) — 6:56pm Sehri (tomorrow) — 5:28am from Dawn - Home https://ift.tt/ATbuvwB
Post a Comment
Read more

Canucks’ intensity, competitiveness starting to move in right direction

VANCOUVER – The duration of the Vancouver Canucks ’ rebuild, the length of time it takes the organization to start winning again, will be determined partly by how quickly and solidly they establish new standards and a better culture than they’ve had for most of the last decade. Sure, talent is paramount. The Canucks have to continue to accumulate talented prospects and develop them into National Hockey League players. But talent wasn’t this team’s biggest problem in recent years. They need better culture and that, at least, can be worked on every day. You shouldn’t need to wait years for that. In this respect, the degree to which the league’s worst team has dug in and battled in recent games is a small step in the right direction. On Monday, they lost 2-0 to an aggressive, heavy Ottawa Senators team that scuffled through the first half of the season but is 9-1-2 since Jan. 25. Brady Tkachuk scored into an empty-net and the Senators’ other goal, by Ridly Greig in the second period,...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why is Asia so reliant on Middle Eastern oil?

Asia depends on oil and gas from the Middle East, sourcing 60 per cent of its crude from the region, making it highly vulnerable if the Iran war causes a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz supply ​route. How much Middle Eastern oil does Asia import? The Middle East is the world’s largest oil-producing and exporting ‌region, shipping one in four barrels of crude exports daily, mostly through the Strait of Hormuz. A pie chart depicting the share of Asia’s crude oil imports in 2025 via percentage. Middle East occupies 59pc of Asia’s crude oil imports — Reuters Asia imported 14.74 million barrels per day (bpd) of Middle Eastern crude in 2025, nearly 60pc of the record 25m barrels per day in total purchases for the region, according to data ​from shipping analytics firm Kpler. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq are the region’s top suppliers to ​Asia. A bar graph depicting the top crude oil suppliers to Asia. Saudi Arabia supplies a large amount of crude oil,...
Post a Comment
Read more

PM Shehbaz announces Rs1.5m reward for each player of hockey team after qualifying for World Cup

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a reward of Rs1.5 million for each player of the national hockey team following the team’s performance in the FIH Hockey World Cup qualifier, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. The announcement comes a day after the team secured a place in the upcoming hockey World Cup, marking their return to the tournament after an eight-year absence. It will be hosted jointly by Belgium and the Netherlands in August this year. Quoting a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Radio Pakistan said the team’s performance represented a “significant step towards promoting hockey in Pakistan”. The premier also “acknowledged the team’s hard work and dedication to the sport,” the statement added. As per the statement, the prime minister maintained that the participation of the team in the World Cup qualifiers — held in Egypt — had “generated excitement and enthusiasm among hockey fans”. The premier stressed the monetary reward was a “clear ...
Post a Comment
Read more