World oil prices sank Monday as traders bet on de-escalation in the Middle East despite a strike on Israel by key crude producer Iran. Brent and WTI prices shed one percent while global stock markets diverged. Iran late on Saturday unleashed more than 300 ballistic and cruise missiles and attack drones — which were mostly […]
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The repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan continues at a steady pace, with significant progress made as of April 13, 2024. A total of 535,940 illegal Afghans have now returned to their homeland, marking a significant step in the ongoing efforts. Over the past ten days, from April 3 to April 13, a total of […]
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JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas have accused each other of undermining negotiations for a truce in Gaza and a hostage release deal, although the talks have not collapsed. While Hamas-backer Iran was preparing to launch hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for a deadly Damascus strike, the Palestinian group announced on Saturday that […]
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Chinese yuan has officially become the most traded currency in Russia, beating Unites States dollar amidst an ongoing genocide in Palestine, Watcher Guru reported According to new data reports, trade in yuan make up 42% of currency trades in Russia, meanwhile, trading in dollar accounted for 39.5%. Moreover, the figures show that the trading volumes […]
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LAHORE: Amir Sarfaraz alias Amir Tamba, an accused involved in the murder of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat jail in 2013, has died during treatment for gunshot wounds in a hospital on Sunday. He was shot by two unidentified suspects at his residence in Islampura earlier in the day. Junaid Sarfaraz, the younger […]
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Joe Biden “made it very clear” to Israel that he hopes to de-escalate tensions after Iran’s attack, according to senior administration officials. Over 300 drones and missiles were fired at Israel overnight, which Iran said was in response to an 1 April strike on its consulate in Syria. Almost all weapons were shot down by […]
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FRANKFURT: Germany will send an additional Patriot air defence system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. “Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country’s infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering,” said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, announcing the move. “It is jeopardising people’s […]
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TEHRAN: Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi warned Israel and its allies on Sunday against any “reckless” actions after Tehran’s drone and missile attack in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on its Damascus consulate. “If the Zionist regime or its supporters demonstrate reckless behaviour, they will receive a decisive and much stronger response,” Raisi said in […]
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Pakistan has an appalling rule of law problem. Patchwork reforms in the judiciary will yield only minimal results. What is needed is a wholesale remaking of the socioeconomic structures that define the relationship between the state and its citizens. Dr. Ikramul Haq Almost on a daily basis, we hear from the higher judiciary that all […]
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According to BBC reports: Iran has launched dozens of aerial drones and missiles at Israel, marking a widely anticipated reprisal attack. Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said the attack was aimed at “specific targets”. The Israeli military said Israel and other countries had intercepted dozens of cruise missiles and drones, mostly outside Israeli airspace. […]
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