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Saudi crown prince orders release of 2,107 Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, 19 Feb 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Monday ordered the immediate release of 2107 Pakistani prisoners languishing in Saudi prisons. The move came at the request of Pakistani Premier Imran Khan during a state visit by Mohammad bin Salman to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, according to an official. "As a sequel to Prime Minister of Pakistan request, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of KSA [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] Mohammad Bin Salman has ordered the immediate release of 2107 Pakistani prisoners Saudi jails" Pakistani Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Twitter. In separate tweet, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi thanked the crown prince for the prisoners’ release, noting that the cases of the remaining Pakistanis prisoners would be

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Turkey buying Russian S-400s a done deal: Erdogan

ANKARA, 07 Mar 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Turkey’s president said Wednesday that Ankara has finalized an agreement on purchasing Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. "We concluded the S-400 issue, signed a deal with the Russians, and will start co-production,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in a televised interview. "Later, we may work with S-500s," the next generation system, Erdogan said. U.S. officials have suggested that Turkey should buy U.S. Patriot missiles rather than the Russian system, arguing the S-400 is incompatible with NATO systems. But Turkish officials have said that Turkey will not go back on its agreement with Russia, even if it were to also buy Patriots. Countering terrorism Erdogan said Turkey had dealt heavy blows to the terrorist PKK at home and abroad as never

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US, China trade talks end without long-sought deal

WASHINGTON, 11 May 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Trade talks between the world's top two economies broke down Friday without securing a comprehensive trade pact as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed discussions would continue. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer had been meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who is the country's top trade negotiator and who was leading a delegation from Beijing. The president said two days of talks that culminated without success were "candid and constructive," emphasizing his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping "remains a very strong one" despite the lack of success and Trump's decision to ramp up tariffs. Trump vacillated on whether economic penalties would be removed, pegging such action on continued

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