ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday alleged that minorities in India were being targeted by extremist groups and warned that such an agenda “is a real and present threat” to regional peace. Khan took to Twitter to make the allegations in the wake of alleged inflammatory and provocative speeches against Muslims at […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed shock over the death of 21 tourists as heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Murree. “Shocked and upset at tragic deaths of tourists on road to Murree,” Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a tweet, adding, “unprecedented snowfall and […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 21 people died of cold after they were stranded in their cars during the snowstorm in Murree in Pakistan on Friday night, according to Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, Samaa TV reported. The hill station was crowded after tourists headed there to witness snowfall. On Friday night, the government imposed a […]
PYONGYANG — Emphasizing that 2021 was the year of a huge victory of his compatriots, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his address on Saturday said that 2022 will be the year of a “life-and-death” struggle, the Korean Central News Agency (KSNA) reported on Saturday. The fourth plenary session of the Central Committee of […]
ISLAMABAD — Four soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in gunbattle with terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district, Dawn reported According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an IBO on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. During the raid, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Sunday said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was important for regional peace and stability. Gen Bajwa made the comments during a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud who called on him here on the sidelines of the 17th extraordinary […]
JAKARTA — Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck its region of East Nusa Tenggara, the meteorological department said. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre estimated the magnitude at 7.7, placing it at a depth of 5 km (3.11 miles). The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre further stated that tsunami waves could […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Saturday it will host a conference of foreign ministers from Islamic countries later this month in a bid to avert a looming humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore that the “extraordinary session” of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday agreed to let India transport 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving drugs as humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan on Afghan trucks through the Wagah border crossing, after a row erupted between the two countries over the modalities of transportation. On Thursday, India said that discussions with Pakistan […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey its view that a model’s “bareheaded” photoshoot at the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib was an “isolated incident”. On Tuesday, India had summoned the Charge d’Affaires at the Pakistan High Commission in New […]