Tag: President
Concrete steps being taken for better education, health services: AJK president
ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that concrete steps are being taken for the promotion of tourism, development...
South Sudan president Kiir grants Machar, other rebels amnesty
JUBA: President Salva Kiir granted a general amnesty to rebels in South Sudan's civil war, including his former deputy Riek Machar, as a rights...
India using excessive force in IOK: Masood Khan
ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that India is using excessive force, demographic transformation and state terrorism in...
President accepts resignation of Sindh governor
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday accepted the resignation of Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair.
Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani will be the acting governor...
Malians to elect president amid spiraling violence
BAMAKO: In the five years since Malians last chose a president, they've suffered violence from Islamist militants, Tuareg separatists, drug traffickers, ethnic vigilantes and...
Poland’s president signs law to accelerate changes in Supreme Court
WARSAW: Poland's President Andrzej Duda has signed into law an amendment smoothing the way for the ruling party to name the next chief of...
Zimbabwe’s president courts white voters ahead of election
HARARE: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of white voters on Saturday in an attempt improve relations ahead of a July 30 election,...
Eritrea president hails unity with Ethiopia on historic visit
ADDIS ABABA: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki pledged to resolve his country's dispute with Ethiopia on Saturday in a historic visit to Addis Ababa aimed...
Macedonian president adamantly against name deal with Greece
SKOPJE: Macedonia's president is insisting that he will not sign off on a deal with Greece to change his country's name, even after parliament...
Iran president arrives in Switzerland, nuclear deal in mind
ZURICH: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Switzerland for talks expected to focus on salvaging progress from the Iran nuclear deal after the...
Malawi opposition calls for president to resign over graft allegations
LILONGWE: Malawi's main opposition party on Monday called for President Peter Mutharika to resign over allegations he received a kickback from a $4 million...
4 years on, Egypt’s president urges patience over reforms
CAIRO: Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is urging citizens to endure his austerity measures, including a recent wave of steep price hikes on fuel, electricity...
PM phones Erdogan, congratulates him on victory in presidential elections
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk made a telephonic call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday and congratulated him on his victory in the...
ECP issues notices over election of Shehbaz as PML-N’s president
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and acting General Secretary Ahsan...
CADD officials barred from contacting president, PM directly
Division issues SOPs for employees of its attached departments
ISLAMABAD: It wouldn’t be possible anymore for officials of the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD)...
Macedonian president refuses to sign off on change of name
SKOPJE: Macedonia's conservative president on Tuesday refused to sign off a deal with neighboring Greece for his country to change its name to "North...
Slovenia president asks anti-migrant party to form coalition
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian President Borut Pahor on Friday asked the anti-migrant SDS party, which came out top in this month's elections, to try and form...
