Demonstrators express anger at the international community for perceived inaction in stopping Israel’s bombardment. Thousands of people including women and children gathered on Sunday in Islamabad for the largest pro-Palestine rally in Pakistan since Israel’s war on Gaza began this October. Protests also happened in other cities across the world on Sunday as attendees expressed […]
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The annual report by the Freedom Network on the state of impunity against media practitioners in Pakistan reveals that despite groundbreaking legislation two years ago, Pakistan continues to grapple with a rise in crimes against journalists, it emerged on Sunday. Back in 2021, Pakistan set a global precedent by enacting specialized laws aimed at safeguarding […]
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TOKYO: Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies strengthened their pledge Sunday to work together to ensure smooth supply chains for essentials like energy and food despite global uncertainties. The nations promised to maintain “a free and fair trading system based on the rule of law and enhancing economic resilience and […]
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) restored its operations to the northern areas on Sunday to rescue the foreign tourists stranded in Gilgit and Skardu because of the airline’s failure to operate flights as a result of the current financial crisis. In this connection, the national flag career is scheduled to operate six flights from Islamabad to […]
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VANCOUVER: Canadian intelligence has warned an associate of slained Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar that the Narendra Modi-led Indian government plans to assassinate him for his Khalistan activism. Gurmeet Singh Toor, a close friend of the slain Sikh leader, said that the Canadian intelligence visited him in August this year, after Nijjar’s assassination, and told […]
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Russian forces shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight, Moscow’s Defence Ministry said Sunday. “On the night of Oct. 29, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using air-type drones against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped,” the ministry […]
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New Delhi: India has initiated a step forward to buy 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets by issuing a request to the French government for this important deal. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, had already approved proposals to procure 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets and three Scorpene diesel-electric submarines for the Indian […]
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Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday said he supported granting a controversial amnesty to those involved in Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid, in the hope of persuading the region’s parties to back him in government. “In the interest of Spain, in defence of coexistence among Spaniards, I defend today the amnesty in Catalonia […]
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Talks on Ukraine’s plan for peace kicked off in Malta on Saturday, with the participation of more than 65 countries — but not Russia, Maltese and Ukrainian officials said. The two-day meeting of national security delegates is the third round of such talks in recent months. Ukraine sees them as an opportunity to win support […]
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, described Western nations as “the main culprit” behind the Israeli army’s “massacre” of Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday. The Turkish leader has been a leading international supporter of Palestinian rights during his two-decade rule. He took a more cautious line in the first days after Hamas staged a […]
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