Category: International

With Pakistan reeling from cross-border attacks and a day where at least four incidents saw the loss of over 60 lives, Pakistan has decided it has had enough. After hinting at launching a large-scale operation against terrorists and their facilitators, Islamabad has decided to expel illegal immigrants. “Pakistan is considered to have a soft stance […]

WASHINGTON: U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy dramatically changed tactics Saturday, offering a bill that would fund the government for 45 days, something members of his Republican caucus oppose. To pass the bill, he will need the help of Democratic members of the House. If McCarthy and the Democrats succeed, they would keep the […]

by Dr. Vaishali SharmaIn a vibrant showcase of cultural diversity and unity, the Sikh Community in Cincinnati and neighboring Dayton recently converged at the sixth annual “Cincinnati Festival of Faiths,” hosted by the organization “Equasion.” This extraordinary event, aimed at celebrating the richness of various faith traditions within the community, witnessed enthusiastic participation from more than […]

The global community has united in condemnation of Friday’s terrorist attacks that rocked Pakistan, with world leaders and nations expressing their heartfelt condolences, solidarity, and denunciation of violence. The two attacks, which occurred in Balochistan’s district Mastung during an Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) procession and in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district a day earlier, have claimed the […]

More than 100,000 people have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenia says. It means that that almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave has left since Azerbaijan seized the region last week. Azerbaijan has said it wants to reintegrate the area and treat its residents as equals, but an Armenian spokesman said this was […]

Islamabad, Pakistan – More than 50 people were killed and many others injured in bomb attacks in two different Pakistan provinces, officials have said. In the southwestern province of Balochistan, a powerful bomb exploded on Friday near a mosque in Mastung city, where people were gathering to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Video […]

Afghan embassy in India has ceased all activities and several top diplomats have left the country for Europe and the United States, where they have been granted asylum, embassy staffers revealed on Friday. After the Taliban seized power in 2021, India closed its own embassy in Kabul but still allowed the ambassador and mission staff […]

RAWALPINDI: At least four soldiers were martyred when an infiltration attempt from Afghanistan by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists was thwarted, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday. The skirmish took place near Sambaza in District Zhob, a region close to the Pak-Afghan border. Security forces acted swiftly to repel the militants […]

At least 10 people were killed, including a police officer, while over 40 sustained injuries in an explosion in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday — the second major blast in the district in September. Mastung Assistant Commissioner Atta Ul Munim said that the explosion took place near the mosque where people were gathering to mark […]

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Ukrainian forces are “gradually gaining ground” in the face of fierce fighting and that he is constantly urging allies to provide more aid, boost defense production and speed up arms deliveries to Ukraine. “The stronger Ukraine becomes, the closer we come to ending Russia’s aggression,” Stoltenberg told reporters […]