Jammu, Dec 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday asserted that 20-25 terrorists could not intimidate the vast population of J&K and exhorted all the citizens to stand united in dismantling terrorism and its ecosystem. Reiterating the resolve of the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work for peace and progress in […]
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Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 241 people were killed in the past 24 hours, as Israel’s military operation continues in the territory. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called the war a “grave crime” against his people. Israel’s army chief Herzi Halevi said the conflict with Hamas would continue for “many more months”. […]
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Pakistan’s massive deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants say, adding that Pakistani authorities often ignored U.S. embassy letters of protection. That complicates the efforts of such Afghans, as the U.S. has shuttered its embassy in Kabul, and they must also grapple […]
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‘A Lahore police officer converted a family dispute into a blasphemy case to fulfill his nefarious designs against Anwar Masih.’ A sessions court in Lahore has sentenced a Christian man to death in a three-year-old blasphemy case. The verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Ishrat Abbas on December 20, 2023. The police […]
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Europe is supplying Ukraine only a fraction of the shells it needs, while North Korea has stepped up for Russia. That, say analysts, raises challenges for Kyiv next year. In March of this year, Ukraine asked its European allies for a quarter of a million shells a month. Its full battle plan, then-Defence minister Oleksiy […]
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GEO TV reports: A commercial airplane, an Airbus A340 aircraft carrying 276 passengers from India successfully landed in Mumbai today after a temporary detainment in France due to suspicions of human trafficking. The plane, operated by Romania-based Legend Airlines, was originally bound for Nicaragua but was grounded for several days at Vatry airport near Paris […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Registrar’s Office has refused to entertain a contempt petition filed by civil society members against the defence secretary for “deliberately and malafidely” violating the court’s October 23 judgment declaring trials of civilians in military courts unconstitutional. The office has returned the petition with objections. The registrar stated that the judgment already […]
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In a recent development, the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) on Monday sought documents related to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA’s) engineering, flight services, and flight operations. Sources stated that the European Safety Agency Board is set to make a crucial decision in its meeting – related to the ban on PIA flights in Europe and […]
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ISLAMABAD: The World Bank fears that following the upcoming elections, strong and organised vested interests may spur a number of potential reversals on critical policy reforms — committed to multilateral lenders — posing ‘high’ macroeconomic risks to Pakistan. The possible reversals include the rationalisation of gas and electricity subsidies, lower trade tariffs and better property […]
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Thousands of migrants have set off on foot from southern Mexico in an effort to reach the United States border. Around 7,000 people mainly from South and Central America, including thousands of children, are estimated to have joined the migrant caravan. They left just days before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to […]
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