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UN condemns deadly clashes in South Sudan after killing of 27

Juba: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned deadly violence in Kajo-Keji County in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State that left at least 27 dead and several others injured…
Guterres condoles death of Musharraf

United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened to hear about the death of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “The Secretary-General conveys his deepest condolences to the…

Avalanches kill 8 in Austria

Vienna: Eight people, including a Chinese national, were killed in separate avalanches in western Austria since Friday, Austrian police have said. The 32-year-old Chinese skier was buried and killed in an avalanche…
3 killed, 12 injured in road accident in Pakistan

Islamabad: At least three people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident in the Khanewal district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Sunday, rescuers told media. According to the…
Miscreants vandalise 14 Hindu temples in northwestern Bangladesh

Dhaka: Unidentified miscreants vandalised 14 Hindu temples in northwestern Bangladesh in a series of orchestrated attacks overnight, police said on Sunday. “Unidentified people carried out the attacks under the cover of darkness,…
US threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age after 9/11 terror attack, Musharraf in his memoir

Islamabad: The US threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the Stone Age” after the 9/11 terror attacks if then President General Pervez Musharraf did not cooperate with America’s war on Afghanistan. In…
India, France, UAE unveil plan for cooperation under trilateral framework

New Delhi: India, France and the UAE on Saturday unveiled an ambitious roadmap for cooperation in areas of defence, nuclear energy and technology under a trilateral framework. After a phone conversation among…

5 injured in TTP-orchestrated explosion in Pak’s Quetta

Karachi: At least five people, mostly policemen, were injured in an explosion in Quetta on Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, in yet another instance of systematic attacks targeting security officials in…
Pak: Babar Azam, Afridi moved to safety after explosion near Quetta stadium

Quetta: Top Pakistani cricketers, including captain Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi, among others, were taken to the safety of the dressing room after a terror attack a few miles down the road…
Don’t get a haircut: When Pervez Musharraf praised Dhoni’s long locks

New Delhi: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who passed away on Sunday, always enjoyed the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry and once suggested former Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni to not trim his…
Road accident kills 2, injures 9 in Afghanistan

Kabul: Two commuters were killed and nine others injured in a road crash in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, provincial traffic police said on Sunday. The accident took place late Saturday in the Daulatabad…
Musharraf remained the longest-serving president of Pakistan

Islamabad: Former Pakistan President and military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who had been living in Dubai since 2016, breathed his last on Sunday, local media reported. The 79-year-old former chief of…
Pak’s former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 in Dubai

Pervez Musharraf, former President General (Retd) of Pakistan, died on Sunday after a prolonged illness in a Dubai hospital, according to Geo News, citing sources. He was 79. Musharraf was being treated…
NSA Ajit Doval to meet UK counterpart Tim Barrow in London

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is all set to meet his UK counterpart Tim Barrow in London, sources said. In September 2022, Tim Barrow was chosen to serve as the…
US downs Chinese surveillance balloon, China threatens repercussions

Washington/Beijing: The US military has downed the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean and launched a mission to recover all the equipment from its debris, drawing a strong reaction from China…