Category: International

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has told the United Nations that it will consider religious values and refuse outside interference in the country’s internal affairs when dealing with the world. The statement was submitted to the U.N. this week in response to a Security Council-commissioned assessment that included recommendations for an international approach to dealing with […]

ISLAMABAD: The setting up of a $10 billion state-of-the-art and deep conversion refinery with capacity to refine crude oil of 300,000 barrels per day (BPD) is in the doldrums as the vibes coming from Saudi Aramco are not up to the mark. They are all the more confusing as Pakistan authorities have notified the new […]

South Africa’s Parliament has voted in favour of a motion calling for the closure of Israel’s embassy in Pretoria amid soaring tensions between the two countries over the Israeli assault on Gaza. The action is largely symbolic as it will be will be up to President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s government whether to implement it. The motion […]

A Pakistani court on Tuesday declared the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets illegal, his lawyer said. A special court has been conducting the trial in jail citing security concerns since Khan was indicted on the charges last month. “Islamabad High Court has declared illegal the notification […]

ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Defence has asked the Supreme Court of Pakistan to set aside its order dated October 23 declaring the trial of civilians, arrested aftermath of 9th May incident, as null and void, and they be tried in criminal courts established under the ordinary and/or special law. A five-member larger bench, headed […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said “we are making progress” on the release of hostages snatched by Hamas on 7 October and taken to Gaza. The leader of Hamas earlier said the group was close to reaching a “truce agreement” with Israel, raising hopes of a pause in hostilities that could see hostages freed. […]

New Delhi [India], November 20: The Indian Air Force (IAF), soon after receiving information about the sighting of unidentified flying objects near the Imphal airport on Sunday, scrambled its Rafale fighter aircraft to search for them. The sighting of the UFO over the Imphal airport happened around 2:30 pm after which a few commercial flights […]

Most excess billing occurred in LESCO and HESCO regions, Nepra report reveals In a revelation that has sent shockwaves across the nation, a colossal scandal involving the overbilling of electricity consumers, amounting to billions of rupees, has been unearthed, marking one of the largest of its kind in the country, as reported by Express News. […]

It is high time that civil society in Pakistan raises a voice for the rights of Afghan refugees and pressurizes the state to give up its inhumane policy of extraditing them to Afghanistan. A Gallup survey in September 2021 revealed that 55% of Pakistanis are “happy” with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. The then Prime […]

The referendum called by radical Sikh separatist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), seeking support for an independent nation carved out of the Punjab state of India, has been dubbed as a “farce” and a move by the “Khalistanis in the West to make a show of force,” by participating Sikhs, media reports said. The truth […]