Monday, 20 Jan, 2025

International

Pakistan: Blast near Serena Hotel in Quetta, 2 policemen dead

At least two policemen died and eight others were injured in an explosion near Quetta's Serena Hotel in Pakistan on Sunday. Four passers-by were also wounded in the blast that targeted a police mobile near Tanzeem Chowk, Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said in

Pakistan’s Kashmir Election: Some Facts and Analysis

Elections for 45 seats in the 11th general elections were held in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday, July 25, The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, winning the most seats, followed by the Pakistan People’s Party, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz came third. Pakistan

Afghan women, teenage girls flee homes; fear being kidnapped, forced into marriage

The Taliban is kidnapping and forcibly marrying off teenage girls and young women to its fighters as it recaptures huge areas of Afghanistan. The Mail newspaper on Sunday reported that whenever the extremists capture a new town or district, they issue orders through the speakers of

US expresses concerns over China's growing nuke arsenal

Washington: The US has expressed its concerns over China's growing nuclear arsenal on Saturday. US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken noted serious concerns over the rapid growth of the PRC's nuclear arsenal which highlights how Beijing has sharply deviated from its

Pakistan Draws Flak For Funding Taliban

People in Afghanistan had celebrated and danced on the roads after they heard that Hamid Gul, former head of the Pakistani spy agency- Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was dead. Gul was responsible for not allowing any government to succeed after 1980’s Afghan War and helped emerge

Afghans in India: Taliban gains dash hopes to return

Hameed Khan, 28, and his 26-year-old cousin, Sikandar Naseem, have been tuning in to the news regularly to get the latest updates on how the Taliban have been stepping up their campaign to defeat the Afghan government.    Both of them run a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that

Gunmen kill head of Afghanistan government's media and information centre

Unknown gunmen on Friday killed Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government's media and information center, in Kabul city. The incident happened at Darul Aman Road in the west of Kabul on Friday afternoon, sources told Tolo News. Menapal also served as head of the

Pakistan to terminate 23 bilateral investment treaties

Pakistan has decided to terminate 23 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with different countries in order to avoid international arbitration with foreign firms on commercial contracts. To date, as many as 10 cases had been lodged by foreign investors in different international

Taliban captures key northern Afghan city

The Taliban have captured the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz, one of the country's largest, after fierce fighting with government forces. A local official told the BBC all but the city's airport had fallen to the militants. The group's flag was seen raised in the city

Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons

Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, Israel’s military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the attack that targeted what the Israeli military said

Growing concerns over China’s space programme

Most countries around the world whether big or small, developed or developing, pursue a space programme of their own or in collaboration with advanced countries. Most aspects of these programmes are in the public domain and are targeted towards scientific and human advancement. The

Epicentre of Kashmir narrative shifted from Saudi Arabia to Turkey, says report

The epicentre of the narrative on trouble-torn Kashmir has shifted since 2016 onwards from Saudi Arabia to Turkey, says a report. However, it maintains that Pakistan is the real force behind the disturbance in the Valley. In a report on 'The Kashmir Conflict Industry Network',

India desires to have peaceful relations in terror-free atmosphere, onus is on Pak to create such environment: Tirumurti

India's Permanent Representative to United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday (local time) said India desires to have peaceful and normal relations with Pakistan but in an atmosphere free from terror. In a UN statement, the Indian Ambassador to the UN informed that issues between two

Republican report states COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab in China

Washington [US]: A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, first detected in December 2019. House

India, China say 12th round military talks on disengagement constructive, agree to resolve issues

New Delhi [India]: The 12th round of the India-China Corps Commander level meeting was held on July 31 at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side, to iron out an agreement for the next phase of disengagement in eastern Ladakh where the two sides have been engaged in a

Pakistan’s daily tally of COVID-19 cases jumps past 5,000

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday reported achieving the landmark figure of more than 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered across the country, yet the coronavirus situation in the country is described as alarming, as for the first time in three months, the daily tally of cases

Gunmen attack home of Afghan defence minister in Kabul

An audacious attack on the Afghan defence minister's house in Kabul has left at least eight dead, the first major bombing by militants in the city for nearly a year. Bismillah Khan Mohammadi was not at home on Tuesday night as gunmen detonated a car bomb and fired shots near the

Pakistani rupee resumes losing streak

The Pakistani rupee resumed its losing streak against the US dollar, the UAE dirham and other major currencies in July and will remain under pressure in the coming weeks. Latest data indicates that the Pakistani currency shed 3.1 per cent of its value against the US dollar in the

Protest outside Pak embassy in Sweden

Stockholm [Sweden]: A demonstration was staged in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Sweden on Friday in which protestors alleged the involvement of Pakistan in a proxy war in Afghanistan. According to an official statement, a group of 50 to 60 people, including those hailing from

Vitaly Shishov: Head of Belarus exiles group found dead in Ukraine

The head of a group helping people who have fled Belarus has been found dead near his home in neighbouring Ukraine. Vitaly Shishov's body was found hanged in a park in Kyiv, a day after he failed to return from a jog. Police have opened a murder inquiry. Police said they were