Web archive - May 20, 2021

Pakistan

Pakistan keen to bolster defence ties with Ukraine: Gen Qamar

Army chief says Islamabad attaches great importance to bilateral ties with Kyiv

Business

Market watch: Stocks extend losses in turbulent session

Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 108.04 points to close at 45,574.07

Pakistan

‘Mafia’ wants to oust me before I succeed: PM Imran

Premier says his opponents are seeing their political death and begging for NRO

World

Roadside bomb kills 9 of a family in Afghanistan

On heels of brief Eid day truce, deadly violence returns to Afghanistan with mounting Taliban assaults

World

Iran's Rouhani says US will lift sanctions, as another official denies it

Iran and world powers have been in talks since April on reviving the deal

World

Thai town offers free cows to boost vaccine campaign

The campaign, set to run for 24 weeks, has been met with enthusiasm in the town of 43,000

World

IAEA says talks with Iran continue as monitoring deal set to expire

Arrangement is important to keeping indirect talks between Iran & the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal

Pakistan, World

FM Qureshi calls for collective efforts to end human tragedy in Palestine

Highlights atrocities by Israeli forces, the miseries of Palestinian people and threats to regional peace

Business

Oil falls with possible return of Iranian supply

Indian refiners are re-evaluating crude purchases to make room for Iranian oil

World

Deadly 'black fungus' surges among India's Covid-19 patients

Some doctors say the high use of steroids to combat the coronavirus has caused the black fungus explosion