Mumtaz Hussain

A mix of Pakistan cricket’s cream and some familiar expats will be in action in the United States when the inaugural season of the Major League Cricket (MLC) — a long-awaited T20 tournament — kicks off on Friday (July 14). Fast bowler…

WASHINGTON: As expected, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met here today and formally approved the $3 billion standby arrangement for Pakistan, which was finaliszed at the end of June. The IMF said the programme…

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a disputed resolution on religious hatred in the wake of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Last month, a man desecrated the Holy Quran in Sweden’s capital Stockholm,…

WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Wednesday said Pakistan is not being pressured to pick sides between US and China and that relations with Islamabad “build on our close people-to-people ties”. State Department spokesperson Matthew…

The UN chief addressed the escalating loss of life in Israel and Palestine on Thursday, voicing strong condemnation for all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror.…

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement has said Ukraine’s brave defenders continue to resist Russia’s aggression while civilians across the country endure drone and missile strikes. Their steadfast courage has…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has criticized the United Nations for not listing the two “blatant’ situations of foreign occupation, perpetrated by Israel and India, in its report on ‘Children and Armed Conflict’, calling the omission the “most…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has arrived in America on a private visit during which he is scheduled to meet think-tank and political representatives and discuss Pak-US relations and regional issues.…

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly has decided that intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on enlarging the UN Security Council will continue during its upcoming 78th session, noting that the negotiating process this year has…

NEW YORK: Raja Razzaq, President PML-N Youth Wing USA, and President Pak-American Think Tank (USA), held a meeting with Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke at a community gathering in New York today.  She said Kashmir people are entitled for…