World

GENEVA, Mar 31 (APP): The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has, at a meeting of the Human Rights Council, called the recent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran as not just a provocation to Muslims, but a step to sabotage inter-faith harmony and peace. […]

Pretoria, March 31 (AFP/APP): South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is expected to learn on Friday whether he will be released from prison early, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers said. Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp, a model, in the early hours […]

ISLAMABAD, March 30 (Online): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on his appointment as the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. In a tweet, he said as a brotherly country, we look forward to continuing our strong partnership […]

Ankara, March 30 (AFP/APP): Turkey was on course Thursday to become the final NATO nation to approve Finland’s membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Parliament scheduled a vote on the Nordic country’s accession after President Recep Tayyip […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 (APP):Pakistan has underscored the need for building capacities and technological resourcefulness of the media in the developing countries to combat fake news, saying factual information was the “greatest need” of the people. “The rapid pace of advances in new technologies, particularly […]

Washington, March 30 (AFP/APP): Outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,” has arrived in the United States after being freed from prison, the White House said Wednesday. “I’m pleased to welcome […]

Washington, March 29 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged unity among democracies in the face of Russia and China as he committed nearly $700 million to halt global democratic backsliding and forged an alliance against surveillance technology. Biden invited 121 leaders for his second, […]

Berlin, March 29 (AFP/APP): Britain’s Charles III will travel to Germany on Wednesday for his first state visit as king, with the trip billed as “an important European gesture” to maintain strong ties after Brexit. The British Union Jack was flapping alongside the German and […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP): The Pakistani authorities are making all-out efforts to facilitate the movement of around 385,000 Afghan people a month through the Pak-Afghan border crossing points by introducing the Integrated Border Management System, exclusive counters, and other measures. According to an official source, […]

Nashville, March 28 (AFP/APP): Nashville police worked Tuesday to pin down a motive behind a murderous rampage that saw three elementary school pupils and three staff shot dead by a heavily armed former student in a carefully planned and executed assault. The shooter, who was […]