Category: International

Iran executed on Saturday Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for “terrorism”, the judiciary said, in the Islamic republic’s latest use of the death penalty against dual nationals. Chaab had been held in Iran since October 2020 after he vanished during a visit to Turkey before going on trial in Tehran, which does not recognise dual nationality. […]

Months after downgrading Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “CCC-” from “CCC+”, the Fitch Ratings Friday revealed that the risks are large and a default or debt restructuring is an increasingly real possibility for the country. “Our base case is still that Pakistan and the IMF will reach an agreement on the programme […]

KARACHI / NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday called ‘a sense of insecurity’ as the reason behind incensed remarks by his Indian counterpart soon after he returned from Goa after attending an SCO conference. Mr Bhutto-Zardari said he had succeeded in “countering the false narrative” of Narendra Modi’s government that every Muslim […]

TORONTO: Canada’s foreign minister said Thursday the country is considering the expulsion of Chinese diplomats over an intelligence agency report saying one of them plotted to intimidate the Hong Kong relatives of a Canadian lawmaker. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said her department was summoning China’s ambassador to a meeting to underline that Canada won’t tolerate […]

British Parliamentarians, renowned human rights activists, thinkers, lawyers, journalists, authors and Kashmiri Diaspora in UK participating in an International Conference organised by United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) in London earlier this week at the House of Commons, expressed strong views on the scourge of extremism and violence conceived and spread by Pakistan. “The conference […]

DAMASCUS: Iran and Syria agreed to boost ties and develop economic relations, with a focus on reconstruction, as the Islamic republic’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday concluded a landmark visit to Damascus. Tehran has been a key ally to Damascus throughout Syria’s long-running war, offering vital economic and military assistance that has helped the Syrian […]

Indian authorities deployed hundreds of military personnel and cut off internet services to a northeastern region on Thursday, after the deaths of six people in violent ethnic clashes. The troops were sent to the state of Manipur, along the border with Myanmar, after a protest march by tribal groups turned violent on Wednesday. “Curfew has […]

Gunmen have stormed a school in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing several teachers and gunning down another teacher from the school in a separate attack, according to officials. In Kurram, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan, a group of gunmen on Thursday stormed a government school where students were taking exams. […]

The Swedish parliament has approved a new anti-terrorism law, in an attempt by the Nordic country to address Türkiye’s security concerns about its NATO membership. The revision includes a prison term of up to four years for individuals convicted of participating in an extremist organization in a way that is intended to promote, strengthen or […]

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations announced on Tuesday night that its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists “for their commitment to truth and accountability.” The winners are Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news that 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died last September while being held by the morality police […]