Sudan battles rage as more civilians risk dangerous escape

Khartoum, May 10 (AFP/APP): Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital and a city to the south Wednesday, residents said, pushing more people to undertake dangerous journeys to safety across the country’s borders. Those unable to escape grapple with shortages of food and other essentials, surviving […]

Friendly relations boosting bilateral trade between Pakistan, Afghanistan

KARACHI, May 09 (APP):Afghan Commerce Minister, Nooruddin Azizi on Tuesday said Pakistan and Afghanistan enjoy friendly relations and this relationship was strengthening the bilateral trade between the two brotherly Muslim countries. Speaking at a meeting with Members of Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and […]

ASEAN at a ‘crossroad’ as Myanmar violence escalates

LABUAN BAJO: Southeast Asian nations are at a “crossroad,” a senior Indonesian minister warned Tuesday, as escalating violence in junta-controlled Myanmar loomed over a regional summit. Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government more than […]

PM Shehbaz Sharif extends his stay in London by one day

ISLAMABAD, May 9th (Online): Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb has said, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has extended his stay in London by one day. Maryam Aurangzeb has said in a tweet, on advice by supremo Nawaz Sharif, PM Shehbaz Sharif has extended his stay in […]

23,000 flee violence in northeast India, army says

NEW DELHI 07 May (Online): Some 23,000 people have fled ethnic violence in northeast India that has reportedly killed at least 54 people, the army said on Sunday, although there was no new “major violence” overnight. The unrest in Manipur state erupted after a protest […]

Pakistani peacekeepers helping flood-hit people in D.R. Congo: Report

UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (APP):Pakistani peacekeepers serving MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in coordination with other UN agencies, are providing relief to the flood-affected people in the country’s Kalehe territory, according to a report received in New […]

US, Saudi Arabia say Sudan warring sides to start talks

Khartoum, May 6 (AFP/APP): The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital. A joint US-Saudi statement welcomed […]

Thousands cheer on Charles III as UK coronation party begins

London, May 6 (AFP/APP): Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III. While the coronation service itself promises to be a sombre and sober […]