Tag: President

Russia hands over assault rifles to Philippines’ president

MANILA: Russia handed over army trucks and thousands of assault rifles to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday as the two nations celebrated their growing...

Protester shouting ‘Trump is treason’ heckles president

WASHINGTON: A liberal protester threw small Russian flags at the US president Tuesday and repeatedly shouted "Trump is treason" as he arrived on Capitol...

Pakistan’s new high commissioner presents credentials to SL president

COLOMBO: Pakistan High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat on Monday presented his credentials to Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka President HE...

A day before visiting Delhi, Ghani bans Pakistani trucks from entering...

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday issued a decree banning Pakistani trucks from crossing into the country, a day before he is expected to...

Trump urges former rival Clinton to again seek presidency

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would beat former rival Hillary Clinton in a 2020 rematch, encouraging the Democrat to try...

Macron rejects ‘president of rich’ tag

PARIS: Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he was a president of all French, dismissing opponents’ criticisms that his policies favour the rich while urging...

Admiral Zakaullah pays farewell call on President Mamnoon, PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah farewell on Thursday called on President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, separately. Admiral Zakaullah...

Nawaz Sharif’s re-election as PML-N president hailed

LAHORE: Punjab ministers on Tuesday felicitated Nawaz Sharif on becoming the president Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and said that retaining party's top slot was a...

Mamnoon says today’s Pakistan has improved law and order, economy

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said that today’s Pakistan carried a better image of improved law and order and economic situation as compared...

Mamnoon directs for timely provision of medicines

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has directed the authorities concerned to ensure timely provision of medicines to the patients suffering from rare diseases. He was speaking...

Armed forces fully capable of tackling all challenges: president

LAHORE: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday said that the armed forces were capable of tackling all kinds of challenges. He was addressing the concluding ceremony...

Opp parties to serve show cause notices to senators

MQM says lack of coordination with opposition leader’s chamber a major cause of defeat   ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the ruling party in...

IT university to further accelerate socio-economic uplift: President

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said that the establishment of IT university in Rawalpindi would further accelerate the process of social and economic...

Solution to Afghan issue lies in dialogue, not war: Mamnoon

ASTANA: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said that the issue of Afghanistan could only be resolved through dialogue and not war. Addressing a gathering of...

My daughter would be better president than Trump, says Kim Kardashian

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has joked that her four-year-old daughter North West would be a better person to run the United States of...

Makeupgate: Macron known to have spent 26,000 Euros on makeup stylists

PARIS: Social media commentators and political opponents of Emmanuel Macron tore into the French president on Friday after it emerged that he spent 26,000...

President, PM condemn Lahore blast

President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in the DHA blast. The president prayed...