Islamabad: Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan will make a formal request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a longer and larger bailout package under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) next month, The Geo News reported on Sunday.The country is expected to seek a fresh IMF bailout package of over USD 8 billion with the possibility of augmentation through climate finance on the occasion of

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday warned the Western powers that any direct conflict between Russia and the NATO alliance, led by the US, would mean the world will be "one step away" from a full-scale World War-III, TASS reported.However, he also said that it is "unlikely" that anyone is interested in this.The Russia-Ukraine war has sparked the most severe strain in Moscow’s

Gaza City: Israel’s military has initiated a targeted operation within limited areas of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, citing intelligence indicating the presence of senior Hamas operatives using the facility to coordinate attacks against Israel.Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Spokesperson RAdm said in the wee hours of Monday that the operation is a response to concrete intelligence requiring immediate

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections, receiving 87.17 per cent of the votes based on the result of processing 70 per cent of the electoral protocols, Russia-based TASS reported, citing data from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.The Communist Party of the Russian Federation candidate Nikolai Kharitonov secured the second spot with 4.1 per