Category: International

UNITED NATIONS: Iran warned in a social media post on Saturday that if Israel’s “war crimes and genocide” are not stopped then the situation could spiral out of control with “far-reaching consequences.” The post on X by Iran’s mission to the United Nations came after Axios reported Tehran warned Israel – in a message sent […]

ISLAMABAD: As repatriation of Afghan refugees via Chaman-Spin Boltak border to their country continued on Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that Pakistan has been hosting Afghan refugees for the last over 40 years without receiving any funds in return. Till now more than 5000 Afghan refugees have repatriated to […]

Fewer prople in both Israel and Palestine believed the two-state solution and think the two states cannot co-exist peacefully – even before last weekend’s terror attacks. Public sentiment among members of the public in both Israel and Palestinian-controlled areas was moving away from the idea of creating a two-state solution for the region, even before […]

Six terrorists were killed while eight were injured in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday, according to the military’s media wing. According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted based on the “reported presence of terrorists” in the district’s general area of Mir […]

After seven days of relentless Israeli bombardment, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is rapidly deteriorating. Hospitals in the northern part of the besieged enclave have received evacuation orders ahead of a looming ground offensive, while medical facilities throughout the densely populated territory are overwhelmed by wounded patients and sheltering residents. Conditions are particularly […]

Vandalism by State-sponsored Islamic radicals, a dwindling Buddhist population, and a deceptive government policy make Buddhism at risk of disappearing from the country. Buddhism, one of the world’s most ancient religions, once flourished in what is now Pakistan, particularly in the Gandhara region. With its rich heritage of Buddhist art and culture, Pakistan should be […]

At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said. The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks has reduced dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government. […]

By Ali Madeeh HashmiA couple of days ago, in my evening clinic, a family came in to report on the condition of their daughter, who is under my treatment. After several months of doing well, she had deteriorated mentally due to various family stresses and had been unable to sleep; she was agitated, anxious and […]

Canada’s Senate speaker will not attend a two-day G20 event in New Delhi this week, India said on Thursday, as ties remain frozen after Canada said it is investigating allegations linking Indian agents to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Speaker Raymonde Gagne will not be present at the two-day parliamentary speakers’ summit that […]

‘The Saudi authorities have informed the Pakistani embassy in Riyadh of recovering a large number of Pakistani passports from Afghan citizens’ More than 12,000 Pakistani passports have been seized by Saudi Arabian authorities from Afghan nationals, Geo News reported on Thursday. The development occurs when law enforcement agencies intensify their efforts to target dishonest individuals […]