Pakistan: 9 soldiers martyred, 5 injured in suicide attack in KP’s Bannu – ISPR

Nine soldiers were martyred while five others were injured in a suicide attack at a military convoy in the Jani Khel general area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a “motorcycle-borne suicide bomber exploded himself on a […]

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Protests across Pakistan against high electricity bills

Protests against high electricity bills in Pakistan have grown after the government refused to slash energy prices without a nod from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A massive increase in the price of electricity triggered protests across major cities last week, with people burning utility bills, blocking highways and attacking power companies’ offices. Caretaker Prime […]

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Economic, trade cooperation foundation for China-UK ties: Chinese vice premier

BEIJING: Economic and trade cooperation is the foundation for the sound and steady development of China-UK relations, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Wednesday. Han made the remarks when meeting with James Cleverly, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, in Beijing. Han said China and the […]

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Kenya: Cops involved in (Journalist) Arshad Sharif’s killing back at jobs without any accountability

LONDON/NAIROBI: The five Kenyan police officers, who were involved in the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, have quietly resumed their official duties without any action being taken against them, according to an investigation by The News and Geo. Nine months after the killing of Arshad Sharif at a roadblock in a remote part of […]

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