Thu 10 June 2021: China is boosting its military capabilities at very serious and sustained rate which will require the United States to remain competitive in face of the alleged threat to its national security, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said in testimony to Congress on Thursday. “China is […]
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Thu 10 June 2021: Belgium’s defence minister said Thursday the country could take in around 30 Afghans who had worked with its military during the NATO mission, as the alliance wraps up a two-decade deployment. Minister Ludivine Dedonder said decisions would be taken on a “case-by-case” basis and one man considered to be at risk […]
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Wed 09 June 2021: A prominent Pakistani journalist who was banned and taken off air by his TV station after he criticized the country’s military last month at a protest against growing attacks on journalists has offered an apology, saying he had no intention to defame the army. Hamid Mir took to Twitter on Wednesday, […]
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Wed 09 June 2021: Days after Juhi Chawla’s petition against the rollout of 5G in the country was dismissed by the Delhi High Court, the actor put out a video explaining why she chose to approach the court. The court, which said the lawsuit was apparently “for publicity”, also said the petitioners should pay ₹ 20 lakh. “In […]
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Mon 07 June 2021: A Muslim boy was brutally beaten up and his back was pierced with an iron rod after he refused to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the Bhaujpur area of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The incident has come to light after a video of the boy surfaced on social media. […]
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Mon 07 June 2021: The Taliban on Monday assured Afghans who worked for foreign troops that they should not fear for their lives once these forces leave. “They shall not be in any danger on our part… None should currently desert the country,” a statement released by the armed group said on Monday. “The Islamic […]
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Mon 07 June 2021: At least 37 people were killed and dozens of others injured early Monday in a collision between two passenger trains in southern Pakistan, officials and local media reported. The collision between the northbound and southbound trains occurred near Ghotki district in southern Sindh province, located 526 kilometers (326 miles) from the […]
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Sat 05 June 2021: At least 12 people were killed in an airstrike by the Afghan army, which wrongly targeted a group of militia members supporting the authorities, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing sources. According to the sources, the incident took place in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Friday. A militia commander […]
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Sat 05 June 2021: A Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court has allowed banks to sell certain real estate assets and securities and of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya to recover their debts. “The PMLA court has given permission to banks to sell gcertain real estate properties and securities that belonged to disgraced tycoon […]
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Sat 05 June 2021: The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) acknowledged Pakistan’s progress to fight corruption in the Mutual Evaluation Report released Friday. The purpose of the APG is to ensure the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of internationally accepted anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards as set out in […]
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