“Captain, bring your boat closer,” an Ecuadorian naval officer orders from a launch patrolling the Gulf of Guayaquil, a route traffickers exploit to transport narcotics to the high seas. Guayaquil, on Ecuador’s southern Pacific coast, has become a crucial site for the transportation of hundreds of tonnes of narcotics, primarilyContinue Reading

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has asked the governing political coalition to avoid conducting a sit-in against the court for allegedly preferring PTI chairman Imran Khan, which might jeopardise the judiciary’s integrity and functioning. To avoid any untoward event, Supreme Court Registrar Ishrat Ali convened a meeting of theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday that the government had no choice but to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), while vowing harsh action against “PTI gangsters who vandalised public property” during protests against PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. In a newsContinue Reading

During a meeting at the White House on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasised their support for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. The two also discussed immigration and defence cooperation. In an Oval Office meeting, Biden declared, “Together we’re Supporting Ukraine,” and SanchezContinue Reading