Pakistani religious cleric tried in absentia for allegedly threating Dutch politician

Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the party that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands. Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali did not appear for trial at a closely guarded courtroom near Amsterdam as prosecutors accused him […]

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‘Era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over’, says India’s Jaishankar

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar declared on Friday that the “era of uninterrupted dialogue” with Pakistan has ended, while emphasising that India will respond to developments, whether positive or negative. Speaking at a book launch event, Jaishankar remarked that for any country, neighbours are “always a conundrum,” as are major powers due to their […]

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Kashmir: Uncertainty and Skepticism persist despite agreement on social & economic reforms

MUZAFFARABAD: Despite the agreement on burning issues of skyrocketing electricity and flour prices in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) the skepticism still persist. According to the social media reports, in many parts of the divided state, the electricity bills are issued not in accordance with the recent agreement and contains different taxes and levies which […]

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Hezbollah says ‘first phase’ of its attack is over after exchange of strikes with Israel

Israel’s military says it has conducted pre-emptive air strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting plans for a significant attack against its territory. Hezbollah confirms it has started “phase one” of an attack on Israel, beginning by firing a wave of hundreds of Katyusha rockets and drones towards Israel. Hezbollah says today’s operation has […]

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Austria’s Anti-Migrant Debate Heats Up Ahead of National Elections

VIENNA; August 26: As Austria gears up for its national elections, the issue of migration has taken center stage, with the ruling Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) adopting a tough stance. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner recently launched a campaign aimed at deterring migrants, with the blunt message: “You will fail.” This move underscores the ÖVP’s strategy […]

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Taliban Enacts Stringent Morality Laws, Intensifies Restrictions on Women and Public Behavior

KABUL, Aug 23 – The Taliban has officially enacted a comprehensive set of morality laws in Afghanistan, solidifying rules that require women to cover their faces and bodies, mandate men to grow beards, and prohibit drivers from playing music. These laws, based on a 2022 decree by the Taliban’s Supreme Spiritual Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, were […]

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Israel could collapse within a year if war continues: Retired Israeli General

Retired Israeli Major General Yitzhak Brik warned on Thursday that Israel could face “collapse within a year” if its current war against Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanese movement Hezbollah continues. “The country really is galloping towards the edge of an abyss,” Brik said in an opinion piece published by Israeli daily Haaretz. “If the war […]

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Mpox scare prompts massive screening of int’l passengers at airports

KARACHI: The fear of monkeypox has prompted massive screening of people arriving from abroad as passengers of 135 international flights were screened at airports in Pakistan on Thursday alone, Geo News reported quoting sources as saying. The sources said at least 18,479 such passengers were screened countrywide within 24 hours. According to the sources, 4,595 […]

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