Category: International

An engine fire sparked a rush to evacuate an Air India Express plane that was preparing to take off from Oman, leaving some passengers with light injuries, officials said on Wednesday. Footage aired by Omani TV showed smoke billowing from the plane, which had been taxiing for departure for Kochi in India’s south, as passengers […]

LAHORE: At least 136 women were kidnapped and 71 raped while 114 cases of sexual abuse of children were reported in the month of August across Pakistan, according to a report. The report, researched by the Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO) and the Centre for Research, Development and Communication (CRDC), suggested that kidnapping and physical […]

The Kremlin on Tuesday hailed the significance of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, noting that it’s particularly important amid tensions with the West. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said the two leaders are scheduled to meet Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of a summit […]

KABUL: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) confirmed on Wednesday that the IEA and Pakistani military were involved in a clash along the international border. According to IEA Deputy Spokesperson Bilal Karimi, the clashes took place in Dand Patan area in Afghanistan’s Paktia province. Karimi said on Twitter that military facilities, “in principle”, should not […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday disposed of the petition following Haseeb Hamza’s recovery and ordered a comprehensive investigation into his disappearance. Missing person Haseeb Hamza, accompanied by police personnel, arrived at the IHC on Wednesday, after being recovered. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case. During the session, missing citizen Haseeb […]

Tehran, Iran – A special United Nations rapporteur has called for the removal of unilateral sanctions on Iran in a report that details the effect of decades of embargos on the country. In the report, published on Monday, Alena Douhan, whose role is focused on the negative result of the sanctions, said that they had […]

SWAT: At least five people including policemen were martyred on Tuesday after a remote-controlled bomb targeted a vehicle of a member of the peace committee in Bura Bandai area of Swat district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. DPO Swat Zahid Marwat said peace committee member Idris Khan and two policemen were among the dead. The police have cordoned […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives are among the biggest debtors of China. Pakistan owes USD 77.3 billion of external debt to China, according to Forbes. Maldives’ debt to 31 per cent of its Gross National Income (GNI). Maldives’ total debt amounts to MVR 86 billion by the end of 2020, MVR 44 billion of […]

Four specialized sergeants have been killed in the region of the Claw Lock Operation in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry has announced. “Four heroes were martyred, and two others were wounded” in clashes with the PKK terrorists on Sept. 11, a statement by the ministry said. Operation Claw-Lock is an ongoing military operation that […]

Iran reaffirmed Monday its “readiness” to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, after the agency said in a report it “cannot assure” the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear programme. The finding last week by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) further complicated diplomatic efforts to revive a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major […]