Pakistan pavilion at Brussels festival attracts visitors

ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (APP): The Embassy of Pakistan in Brussels participated at an international festival with a uniquely designed Pakistani pavilion featuring Pakistani street food, handicrafts, sporting products, photo booths and many interesting activities for the visitors. The International School of Brussels Festival is an […]

Humza Yousaf wins Scottish leadership race

Edinburgh, March 27 (AFP/APP): Humza Yousaf on Monday won the race to become Scotland’s new leader, its youngest and first from a minority ethnic background, charged with reviving a faltering independence movement after Nicola Sturgeon’s long tenure. Yousaf emerged victorious with 52 percent of Scottish […]

Pope extends sex abuse law to cover lay leaders

Vatican City, March 25 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis on Saturday extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved bodies. A letter, directly sent by the pontiff, also said that […]

Dozens of migrants missing in latest Tunisia shipwreck

Tunis, March 24 (AFP/APP): Thirty-four migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were missing off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast Friday after their boat capsized, a court official said, the latest in a string of tragedies this month. The boat carrying 38 people had set off Thursday from near Sfax […]

Ukraine says three killed in Donetsk region strike

Kyiv, Ukraine, March 24 (AFP/APP): A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in an eastern Ukraine town killed three people, the emergencies service said on Friday, revising their previous toll of five dead. “The town of Kostyantynivka came under rocket fire during the night […]

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