Pakistan
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Pakistan PM enters Kaaba, performs Umrah during Saudi visit
Makkah: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and members of his high-level delegation performed Umrah in Makkah early on Friday, August 7, during their official visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister’s Office…
- World
Pakistan PM, army chief heads to Saudi Arabia for key talks
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir will undertake a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from Thursday as Islamabad seeks to reinforce its…
- Bollywood
Influencer finds Sanjay Dutt’s home in Pakistan, video viral
Mumbai: Several Bollywood stars have roots that trace back to present-day Pakistan, with families displaced during the 1947 Partition. From Shah Rukh Khan and Dilip Kumar to Sanjay Dutt, their ancestral connections…
- Middle East
Pakistan, Iran reaffirm USD 10 bn trade goal, advance FTA
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have reaffirmed their commitment to raising bilateral trade to USD 10 billion annually after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreeing to accelerate negotiations on a free…
- Middle East
Iran agrees with Oman on Hormuz commercial shipping route
Tehran: Iran and Oman have made progress in talks on establishing a safe commercial shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said. He also mentioned…
- Middle East
US used up ‘virtually all’ of its long-range missiles in Iran war
The United States Army has reportedly used up most its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, reaching the fifth month, Reuters reported. Citing sources familiar with the…
- India
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen bats for UCC in India
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday, August 2, strongly pitched for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in India, asserting that such a law was essential to eliminate discrimination,…
- India
India slams Pakistan’s ‘ruthless’ force against PoJK protesters
New Delhi: India on Friday, July 31, called upon the international community to scrutinise Islamabad’s “ruthless” use of force against peaceful protesters in Pakistan-Occupied-Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and hold it accountable for…
- Pakistan
10 climbers missing: Pakistani rescuers find 4 bodies
Islamabad: Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak located four bodies on Friday, July 31, and were continuing to search for the other six, officials said.…
- News
Nirmal Purja among climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche
New Delhi: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja, who features on the Netflix documentary ’14 Peaks,’ is among the 10 feared missing after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, reports said on…
- Pakistan
32 killed, 10 trapped after coal mine blast in Pakistan
Quetta: An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 32 miners and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to…
- Kerala
Kerala: Bengal man receives call from Pakistan, taken into custody
Kozhikode: A 35-year-old man from West Bengal was taken into custody in Kerala’s Beypore area on Thursday, July 30, after he allegedly received a phone call from a Pakistan-based number, police said.…
- India
India levels diplomatically-worded criticism of OIC over Kashmir
United Nations: India has levelled a diplomatically worded criticism of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for raising the Kashmir issue, questioning its locus standi in the matter. “Cross-regional groups that are…
- World
Pakistan seeks USD 10bn from US after Iran mediation role: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has sought a USD 10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility from the United States following its mediation role during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Reuters reported, citing a source briefed…
- Middle East
US completes 11th night of Iran strikes, talks overshadowed
Dubai: The US military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, July 22, as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an…
