Category: International

South Asia stands perilously close to catastrophe as nuclear tensions, political volatility, and accelerating climate disasters converge pushing the region’s metaphorical Doomsday Clock even nearer to midnight, according to The Friday Times Pakistan. The global Doomsday Clock, created in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to warn humanity of existential threats, now sits […]

A high-level delegation from Türkiye is set to arrive in Islamabad next week to discuss rising tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban regime and to explore a peaceful way forward, on Saturday. This was stated by the Türkiye Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Irfan Neziroglu, while talking at a reception to celebrate Oman’s National Day, hosted […]

Tehran – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has once again urged ceasefire mediators, including the United States, to intervene amid the continued deadly Israeli strikes in violation of the truce deal, according to IRNA. In a statement on Saturday, Hamas stressed that the serious breaches of the Gaza ceasefire by Israeli forces have increased the […]

Pakistan has suspended all trade with Afghanistan, declaring that commercial activity will not resume until the Taliban government ends its alleged support for militant groups carrying out attacks inside Pakistan. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi made the announcement at the weekly press briefing in Islamabad, stating that border crossings and trade routes remain sealed due […]

Despite an announced ceasefire, children in Gaza continue to be killed at a staggering pace, UN agencies warned Friday, as Israeli airstrikes and gunfire persist in the devastated enclave, according to APP. UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said the violence has barely slowed. “Yesterday morning, a baby girl was reportedly killed in Khan Younis by an […]

Saudi Arabia has unveiled a sweeping update to its property ownership laws, allowing foreign individuals and companies to buy and invest in real estate across approved areas of the Kingdom, according to “The Express Tribune”. The move marks one of the most significant policy shifts in the country’s rapidly evolving economic landscape, as Riyadh accelerates […]

RAWALPINDI — Pakistani security forces killed 13 terrorists in two separate intelligence-driven operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province between Nov. 20 and 21, the military said in a statement on Friday, according to APP. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the first engagement took place in Paharkhel, located in the Lakki Marwat district. Acting […]

JOHANNESBURG — In a dramatic late-hour shift, the United States has notified South Africa that it now intends to take part in this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Nov. 20, according to “Hurriyet Daily News”. The reversal comes after months of simmering tensions between Washington and Pretoria, and just days […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Minister has said the three European countries and the United States are seeking escalation, adding that formal termination of the Cairo Agreement is a direct result of their provocations, according to Mehr News Agency. In a post on his X account on Friday, Araghchi pointed to his announcement yesterday of […]

India has renewed its call for an overhaul of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that real reform cannot begin until a “de facto veto” stalling the process is dismantled. Addressing the General Assembly, India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish warned that the long-running Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) have been rendered ineffective by a small bloc of […]