Saturday, 26 Apr, 2025

International

Working with like-minded partners essential to contain China, says US

Given China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour across the India-Pacific from the Himalayas to the South China Sea, it’s more important than ever that we work with like-minded partners such as India, said US State Department on Friday. Speaking at the Washington Foreign

Pakistan Interior Minister Ijaz Shah behind move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP to register FIR against PML-N leaders

Pakistan Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah is suspected to be the person behind the recent Pakistan Rangers' move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP and subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, media reports said. Targeting former Pakistan PM Nawaz

Chinese Muslims's battle to protect holy Quran from Xi Jinping's Communist govt

The latest reportage coming from China's Xinjiang on confiscation of Quran has left the entire world in a shocking state. Radio Free Asia reported a few disturbing incidents from Xinjiang wherein Muslims were forced to dispose of the holy Quran in rivers to save themselves from

Malaysia PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday (Oct 26) as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his request to declare a state of emergency to fight the COVID-19 epidemic. Muhyiddin had requested emergency rule amid a

Spain imposes national curfew to curb Covid spread

Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, which came into force on Sunday night, would be in place between the hours of 23:00 and

France urges Arab nations to prevent boycotts over Macron's cartoons defence

France has urged Middle Eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The French foreign ministry said the "baseless" calls for a boycott were being

China attempting to expand control over Tibet by 'Sinicising' Tibetan Buddhism

In another move to expand its control over Tibet, China has set its target to 'Sinicise' Tibetan Buddhism, which is modifying the faith under the Chinese influence, according to media reports. At the 7th Central Symposium of Tibet Work held in Beijing in August, Chinese

Growers busy with harvesting of apples in Kashmir

Kashmiri Apples, considered as one of the delicious fruits is ready to hit the markets and growers are expecting good returns over it in Kashmir. With the help of apt climatic conditions and efforts of the horticulture department, apple growers of the valley are full of joy. "The

Maryam says Karachi incident vindicated Nawaz's 'state above the state' remark

The 'Karachi incident' has vindicated former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's "state above state" remark, Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz vice president, Maryam Nawaz said on Friday. According to the Pakistan daily Dawn, Maryam was referring to the incident

JI announces country-wide protest from Nov 1

The Jamaat-i-Islami has announced launching a country-wide protest movement against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government from Nov 1. JI chief Senator Sirajul Haq, who has called a meeting of the party’s central leadership on Oct 23 to discuss modalities of the movement, said

24 dead in suicide attack on Kabul educational centre

The death toll from a suicide attack at an educational centre in Kabul has gone up to 24, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said. At least 57 others were wounded in the attack that took place on Saturday, it added. The explosion struck outside the Kawsar-e Danish educational

At least 6 children killed after gunmen storm school in Cameroon

Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate, officials and parents said. Arriving on motorcycles and in civilian clothes, the attackers hit

PoK refugees observe Black Day in Jammu

Hundreds of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) refugees gathered at Vikram Chowk in the Jammu city under the banner of SOS International (an organisation of PoK displaced persons) to observe Black Day on Thursday. Black Day is observed on October 22 every year to mark Pakistan’s

Imran Khan “lost” Karachi after PDM's rally: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza

Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed that Pakistan PM Imran Khan has lost Karachi after a large number of people attended the rally hosted by the opposition alliance in the city. "100s of 1000s attending Karachi jalsa. PTM and baloch leaders

Jammu and Kashmir: SSP Doda flags-off 50 girls on inter-zonal district level trekking expeditions

A group of 50 girl students was Monday flagged-off by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda, Mumtaz Ahmed for Inter Zonal District level trekking expedition, at Sartingal (Bhaderwah) from here. Chief Education Officer, Tariq Hussain; District Information Officer, Mohammad Ashraf

Pakistan-sponsored raiders ruined the Jannat-e-Firdaus

'Gar firdaus bar-rooh-e zameen ast, Hami asto, hamin asto, hamin ast’ This couplet by celebrated mystic, Sufi poet Amir Khusro describes all that can be said about the beauty of Kashmir ‘if there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this’. But

Thailand lifts state of emergency amid protests

Thailand has revoked an emergency decree it imposed a week ago as it tried to end months of protests against the prime minister and the monarchy. An official statement said the "violent situation" that had led to the decree had eased. The measures, which banned gatherings

US Election 2020: Trump and Biden row over Covid, climate and racism

US President Donald Trump and his White House challenger Joe Biden clashed over Covid and race while trading corruption charges, in their final live TV debate. On the pandemic, Biden would not rule out more lockdowns, while Trump insisted it was time to reopen the US. Trump cited

China’s grand strategy and how it intends to attain it

Correctly or wrongly, Bonaparte Napoleon is often attributed as saying about China, “There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep, for when he wakes he will move the world.” It is undeniable that China has risen economically, politically and militarily, becoming a strategic

India will drive global trade post-Covid-19: DP World chief

India would drive global trade post the COVID-19 pandemic, said DP World chief Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem adding that he has been impressed and motivated by India as it envisions a more competitive future. "India is poised to take advantage of the supply chain shifts triggered by