Mon 24 Apr 2023: At least 12 people have been killed and more than 50 others have been injured after two blasts rocked a counterterrorism facility in northwest Pakistan, according to authorities. According to Sharifullah Khan, a police official in Kabal, at least 12 persons were killed and more than 50 injured in Monday’s explosions […]
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Mon 24 April 2023: A Flydubai flight from Kathmandu to Dubai experienced a bird strike during takeoff but is now heading to the United Arab Emirates, the company said on Monday. Jagannath Niroula, spokesperson for Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement to Reuters an engine caught fire on the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 […]
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Mon 24 Apr 2023: Pakistan-born hugely controversial columnist Tarek Fatah, 73, died on Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, Natasha Fatah, his daughter said. She confirmed his death following many false alerts. On April 21, several reports purported the death of Fatah, which, however, were later debunked as fake. Many, including intellectuals and journalists, […]
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Mon 24 Apr 2023: Pakistani government hope that Islamabad will sign a deal for additional deposits of $2 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), media reports said. A top government official said that the State Bank of Pakistan will sign a deal with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) soon after Eid for […]
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Sun 23 Apr 2023: A banned terrorist organization is preparing to target former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as well as other prominent political figures in the nation, according to a confidential report from the Pakistani Ministry of Defence, the media reported on Sunday. Hostile forces may also target Pakistan’s interior […]
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Sun 23 Apr 2023: Russia will increase its pipeline gas supplies to China by “almost 50%” this year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Russia’s oil, gas and coal supplies to China increased last year, Novak told news channel Rossiya-1 in an interview aired on Sunday. “Last year’s gas supplies were at 15 billion […]
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Sun 23 Apr 2023: Amritpal Singh, a Self-styled preacher who had been on the run since March 18, today surrendered before Punjab police in Moga. He has been arrested by the police and taken to the central jail in Assam’s Dibrugarh. Confirming the arrest, Punjab Police asked people to maintain peace and not spread fake news. […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: Hibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliban said on Friday, that he would not allow foreign interference in the Islamic governance system in Afghanistan. Akhundzada, speaking on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, hailed the establishment of a “Sharia-based” government in Afghanistan after the Taliban reclaimed power in August 2021. “It is the […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: US President Joe Biden is looking forward to travelling to India in September, his administration’s point person for South and Central Asia has said, observing that 2023 is going to be a “big year” for the India-US relationship. India’s leadership in the G-20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a UN spokesperson has stressed after comments by the deputy UN chief sparked concern and confusion. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to host a closed-door gathering in Doha on May 1-2 […]
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