Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has officiated the oath-taking ceremony for a 19-member cabinet, a proposal put forth earlier on Monday by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.Notable figures seen taking the oath were Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif, Mohsin Naqvi, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaza Fatima, Jam Kamal, and Aleem Khan, among others.The oath-taking ceremony was held at the President’s House, with newly

Gandhinagar: Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Winston Peters, who is on an official visit to India, offered prayers at the Akshardham Temple here on Monday.At the temple, Peters was welcomed by the revered Vishwavihari Swami (Kothari Swamiji) with traditional garlands and received a warm reception.During his tour, Peters visited the model room of Akshardham Temple, gaining insight into the

Port Louis: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Mauritius on a three day state visit on Monday.In a special gesture, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth welcomed President Murmu at the airport with full honours."President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn arrives in Mauritius on a 3-day State Visit," the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal wrote

As part of Exercise Cutlass Express, the Indian Navy actively engaged with participants from 16 friendly foreign countries.INS TIR, the lead ship of First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy, participated in Exercise Cutlass Express in Seychelles, officials on Sunday said.The exercise was inaugurated by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan with dignitaries from India, the US and African

Muzaffarabad: In response to the government’s discriminatory policies, the Secretariat Employees Association held a rally in Muzaffarabad, a city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.The association closed the offices, demanding an increase in the salary of the contract employees.While addressing the employees, the opposition leader of the PoK assembly, Khawaja Farooq Ahmed, said that the members of the

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staunchly defended his decision to press ahead with an invasion of Rafah, a city on the southern border of the Gaza Strip, despite US President Joe Biden’s warning that such an offensive would be a "red line," POLITICO reported.Netanyahu stressed he would not back down, citing the October 7 Hamas raid as a crucial factor in his determination,