Category: International

NEW DELHI: India’s Delhi High Court issued a summons to British broadcaster BBC on Monday in a defamation case over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, according to reports in Indian media. The defamation suit states the documentary “India: the Modi question” that aired earlier […]

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Sunday that no new military courts were being created for trial of those who carried out attacks on military installations on May 9. Talking to the media during a rally, held by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at Chawinda martyrs memorial here to express solidarity with the Pakistan Army, […]

WASHINGTON: Only 16 per cent of Pakistanis believe that their local economy is getting better, which is the lowest in the region except for Afghanistan, says a Gallup survey report released this week. The survey by Gallup World Poll shows how the unrest in the country is rooted in its economic woes, as the national […]

Six Iranian border guards were killed in a clash with an unknown armed group trying to enter the country near the Pakistani border, state TV reported Sunday. The fighting happened in the town of Saravan in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, some 1,360 kilometers (850 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The report […]

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: President Volodymyr Zelensky secured more arms, munitions and “unwavering” diplomatic support from G7 allies in Hiroshima Sunday, as Russia claimed victory in the battle for a devastated eastern city. Meeting leaders from a bloc of rich democracies, Zelensky won a commitment from US President Joe Biden to provide yet more “ammunition, artillery, armoured […]

RAWALPINDI: Three soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred when a group of terrorists attacked their check-post in Zarghoon, Balochistan, on Saturday while two more were martyred general area Tank. The ISPR said in the early hours of Saturday, a group of terrorists attacked the check-post, which had recently been established to check extortion efforts […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Hiroshima for talks with the G7 Saturday, after winning long-sought access to advanced US fighter jets and training for Kyiv’s pilots. Zelensky’s surprise summit appearance – he had previously been expected to appear by video – came after he welcomed a “historic” White House decision to allow Ukraine to […]

The U.S. president Joe Biden has arrived in Japan for the annual G7 summit and intends to cut his trip to Asia short and return to the U.S. on Sunday, since he has to continue negotiations with Congressional leaders on raising the country’s debt ceiling. Debates over the debt ceiling have intensified over the past […]

China has said it will not attend the upcoming G20 tourism meeting scheduled to take place in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir. China and Pakistan have both condemned India for holding the event in the Muslim-majority Kashmir, a region that has been disputed between New Delhi and Islamabad. Both countries claim the region in […]

By Nawazish Ali “Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected.” Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that always fuels religious extremism. The rise of religious fanaticism in Pakistan can be traced back to the brand of Islamisation that emerged during […]