Category: International

Washington — Despite ongoing U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese companies linked to Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang, United States-based footwear and apparel company Skechers opened a new outlet in Urumqi, the region’s capital. The store opened on September 28, days before Chinese national holiday week, one of the country’s busiest shopping periods. Its opening has drawn […]

Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to revoke the ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), calling it “an affront to the rights of freedom of association and peaceful assembly.” The federal government recently declared the PTM unlawful under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 1997, citing national security concerns. In a statement […]

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) issued a statement on Tuesday demanding the “freedom of movement” for prominent Baloch rights activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch after she was allegedly stopped from boarding a flight to the United States. Dr. Baloch had been invited to attend a high-profile event in the U.S. following her recognition by […]

Government says activities of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement were ‘prejudicial’ to the country’s peace and security. Pakistan has banned the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), or Pashtun Protection Movement, a prominent rights group, listing it as a “proscribed organisation”. A notification issued by the federal government on Sunday said the PTM was “engaged in certain activities […]

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, a senior aide said on Monday. Yury Ushakov, Putin’s aide on foreign policy, told journalists the leaders will meet in Ashgabat while attending an event celebrating a Turkmen poet. “This […]

TEHRAN: Iran has announced plans to file a lawsuit against the United States over alleged non-compliance with the 1981 Algiers Accords, which outlined legal frameworks for relations between the two countries. Speaking at an event in Tehran, General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a high-ranking commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed Iran’s intention to […]

The US has provided Israel with $17.9 billion in military aid since the outbreak of its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip last year, a nonpartisan research project showed on Monday. The Brown University’s Costs of War project said an additional $4.86 billion has gone into stepped-up US military operations in the region since Oct. […]

According to Al Jazeera News Report: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has said at least two of its citizens were killed and a third injured after their convoy was attacked near Karachi airport. The embassy said the attack took place at about 11pm on Sunday (18:00 GMT) close to the Jinnah International Airport, and targeted […]

Israel’s army unleashes a new wave of attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut, causing massive explosions with dozens of Lebanese killed and wounded over the past day. Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation says flights across Iran will be cancelled until 6am local time (02:30 GMT) on Monday, according to state media. At least nine Palestinian […]

Islamabad — The political crisis in Pakistan deepened as two of Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, were arrested during a protest in Islamabad, marking the latest escalation in the ongoing showdown between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and the government. The arrests have sparked nationwide outrage as tensions continue to rise. Aleema Khan […]