Hope fading for survival of 180 missing in Indian flood

More than 180 people are still missing in the major floods that hit northern India on Sunday, when part of the Himalayan glacier burst, officials confirmed on Tuesday, adding that the death toll has now reached 28. A portion of Nanda Devi glacier, India’s second-highest mountain, broke […]

Russia to hold conference on counter-terrorism this year

On Monday, Russia plans to hold a conference on counter-terrorism this year with the participation of representatives from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Turkey, a government official said. The conference is expected to be held in Moscow at the level of the heads of parliaments of these five […]

Canada’s COVAX vaccine order criticized by opposition

With Canada within hailing distance of 21,000 virus deaths Monday and experiencing a vaccine shortage, the government announced its plan to take 1.9 million doses from COVAX, the worldwide vaccine-sharing program intended mainly for poorer countries. But the decision has met with a firestorm of negativity both from within […]

UN sends 60 truckloads of aid to Idlib, Syria

On Tuesday, the UN sent 60 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, North-western Syria, where millions of people need assistance due to internal conflict in the country. The trucks carrying supplies passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey’s southern Hatay province. The aid will be […]

Pakistan-Turkey joint military exercise ATATURK-XI starts

Pakistan-Turkey joint military exercise ATATURK-XI has started. The opening ceremony was held at the Special Service Headquarters, Tarbela. Turkish Special Forces and Pakistan Army’s Special Service Group troops are participating in three weeks long exercise.  It includes counter terrorism, close quarter battle, cordon and search, Fire and Move […]

PM seeks Ulema’s role for intellectual revolution

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister on Monday urged religious scholars to play their due role in Pakistan’s intellectual revolution by spreading mass awareness about cleanliness, righteousness and national unity to make the country a great nation. Addressing the Ulema and Mashaikh conference here, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan […]

Army has nothing to do with politics, says DG ISPR

LAHORE – Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Babar Iftikhar strongly condemned the recent wave of hearsay claiming Pakistan Army’s backdoor contacts with Pakistan Democratic Movement for making any intervention into political matters. In his response to the speculations raised by the PDM leadership to […]

No one can stop govt from issuing ordinance: Chief Justice

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday noted that the Ordinance regarding Senate election is not presumptive but conditional legislation.  A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, […]

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