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Regulator’s inaction pushes Pakistan’s oil sector to the brink
Jan 16, 2026Islamabad , January 16 (ANI): The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has sharply criticised the sector's regulator for failing to implement the government's approved increase in margins for oil marketing companies, while simultaneously ins......Read More -
Russia mocks Denmark’s submission to US amid Trump’s threats
Jan 16, 2026Moscow , January 16 (ANI): Director of the Department of Information and Press at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova called out the failure of 'rules-based international order', a philosophy propagated by the West.Zakharova......Read More -
Pakistan: Zero outages claim crumbles as citizens face hours of power cuts in Lahore
Jan 16, 2026Lahore , January 16 (ANI): Despite the Lahore Electric Supply Company's (Lesco) assertion that it had eliminated loadshedding, a large number of residents across both urban and rural stretches of its jurisdiction reported that unannounced pow......Read More -
Venezuela’s Rodriguez says US “invaded, kidnapped” Maduro; calls it a “stain on relations”
Jan 16, 2026Caracas , January 16 (ANI): Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday stated that the US had invaded and kidnapped its former President Nicolas Maduro and the First Lady, Cilian Flores, calling the operation a "stain... -
Baloch American Congress President calls on Trump to recognise Balochistan as ‘strategically important’ to US
Jan 16, 2026Washington DC , January 16 (ANI): Baloch American Congress, President Tara Chand on Friday said in a statement that US President Donald Trump should recognise Balochistan as strategically important to the United States, just like Greenland.Chand... -
Pakistan’s health administration plunged into fresh corruption crisis
Jan 16, 2026Peshawar , January 16 (ANI): Severe governance failures and alleged financial wrongdoing have been exposed in Peshawar, according to an inquiry initiated on the directives of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly's Standing Committee on Health.The ......Read More -
Canadian FM condemns killing of Canadian citizen in Iran protests
Jan 16, 2026Ottawa , January 16 (ANI): Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand expressed condolences at the death of a Canadian citizen at the hands of Iranian authorities.Anand joined the voices across the world that are condemning... -
EAM discovers shared love for cricket with Japan’s FM amid strategic talks
Jan 16, 2026New Delhi , January 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held strategic talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.In a light-hearted moment, Jaishankar acknowledged a shared passion for cricket between the both ......Read More -
Yemen PLC appoints Foreign Minister al-Zindani as new Prime Minister
Jan 16, 2026Sanaa , January 16 (ANI): Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday appointed its Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani as the country's new prime minister, following the approval of the resignation of Salem Bin Buraik, Xinhua......Read More -
Trump announces onset of Gaza’s 20-Point Peace Plan’s new phase
Jan 16, 2026Washington DC , January 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the next phase of Gaza's 20-Point Peace Plan has begun.Trump said that he has deployed a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government to...
