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ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (Online) Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbass Jilani says Pakistan has a longstanding commitment to the UN peacekeeping. Speaking at the UN Peacekeeping Preparatory Meeting in Islamabad Thursday, he said Pakistan being a leading troop contributor, has a significant stake in its success. […]

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (APP): Muslim leaders Wednesday warmly welcomed as a “historic moment” New York City Mayor Eric Adams announcement that mosques in the city will be able to amplify the Azaan at Jumma prayers and at iftar time during the holy month of […]

Goma, DR Congo, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): At least 10 people were killed Wednesday in eastern DR Congo’s city of Goma after soldiers attempted to stop a religious group’s planned anti-UN protest, organisers and hospital officials said. Moleka Maregane, a member of the “Natural Judaic and […]

Geneva, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): An alleged former member of a Belarusian elite police unit will stand trial in Switzerland next month, accused of participating in the disappearances of three political opposition members, a Swiss NGO said Wednesday. Yury Garavsky, a “former member of President Alexander […]

Saint Petersburg, Aug 29 (AFP/APP): A private ceremony was held to commemorate Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, his spokespeople said Tuesday, urging mourners to pay their respects at a cemetery in his native city Saint Petersburg. Last week Prigozhin died in a private jet crash […]

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (Online): The health minister of the Afghan Govt called on Iran to provide training for Afghanistan’s healthcare workers. A 7-strong delegation from the Iranian Parliament had a meeting with the acting minister of public health of Afghanistan in Kabul. The Afghan minister, […]

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (Online): Pakistani pilgrims entering Iran to travel to Iraq for the Arbaeen season are receiving round-the-clock services provided by the Keramat Razavi Foundation at the border crossings in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. Thousands of Pakistani pilgrims, who are crossing […]

MUZAFFARNAGAR Aug 27 (Online): It has been ten years since the Muzaffarnagar riots, by giving a religious color to a minor motorcycle accident, extremist Hindus played with the blood of Muslims for 20 days. During the riots, hundreds of Muslims were martyred and injured, while […]

NEW YORK Aug 27 (Online): The United Nations (UN) has warned that Daesh and other terrorist organizations associated with it continue to be a serious threat to neighboring countries. A UN counter-terrorism official told the Security Council that Daesh and its affiliates, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban […]