Mosque blast kills 33 in Afghanistan

Kunduz, Afghanistan, April 22 (AFP/APP): A blast ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan, killing 33 people and wounding 43 more, a Taliban spokesman said, just a day after the Islamic State group claimed two separate deadly attacks. Since Taliban fighters seized […]

Moldova summons Russian ambassador over military statements

Chisinau, April 22 (AFP/APP): Moldova on Friday summoned Russia’s ambassador after a senior Russian commander said Moscow sought “control over the south of Ukraine” that could provide access to Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria. “Moldova’s foreign ministry views these statements as unfounded and contradicting Russia’s […]

Russian-owned Amsterdam Trade Bank collapses

The Hague, April 22 (AFP/APP): A Dutch court on Friday declared the Russia-owned, Dutch-registered Amsterdam Trade Bank bankrupt after it was caught up in Ukraine-related sanctions. Amsterdam’s district court made the ruling on the subsidiary of Russia’s Alfa Bank in a decision confirmed by the […]

Rain likely in KP, GB, Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Friday forecast hot and dry weather for most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. However, rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas. According to the synoptic situation, […]

Saad Rafique announces 30 percent reduction in railway fares

ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 (APP): Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday announced thirty percent reduction in railway fares during the first three days of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a voice message on twitter, he vowed to introduce structural reforms in Pakistan Railways to restore its glory. […]

Russia court jails opposition politician Kara-Murza

Moscow, April 22 (AFP/APP): Russian authorities on Friday declared opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza a “foreign agent” and ordered his pre-trial detention for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian army amid its military campaign in Ukraine. Moscow’s Basmanny district court ordered that the 40-year-old Kremlin […]

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