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Khartoum, June 2 (AFP/APP):Shelling rocked greater Khartoum on Friday, as fighting between Sudan’s warring generals intensified despite US sanctions imposed after the collapse of a US- and Saudi-brokered truce. Witnesses reported artillery fire around the state television building in the capital’s sister city of Omdurman, […]

BEIJING 01 June (Online): Tensions between the United States and China are expected to loom over Asia’s top security meeting this week, as China has declined a bilateral meeting between the superpowers’ defence chiefs. The Shangri-La Dialogue, which attracts top defence officials, senior military officers, […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 01 (APP): The United Nations has urgently appealed for international support with immediate funding as Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh face new cuts in food aid. “We are extremely concerned that WFP has been forced to cut food aid for the Rohingya refugees […]

ISLAMABAD 31 MAY (Online): In a surprise move, India has decided to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit virtually in the first week of July – raising the question as to why New Delhi is avoiding hosting regional leaders in person. India is the […]

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Online): Meeting has ultimately taken place between Dr Aafia Siddiqui imprisoned in US jail and her sister Dr Fouzia Siddiqui. JI Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan while confirming the meeting said in social medial website although the situation is grave however the avenue […]

TEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua/APP):Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday expressed willingness and determination to expand bilateral relations and regional cooperation, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president’s office. In a phone conversation, Raisi […]

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk of becoming “the new Palestinians”, according to a UN head, who said they are trapped in a protracted and increasingly neglected crisis. Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, […]

Moscow, May 30 (AFP/APP):A swarm of drones hit Moscow on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack, while Russian drones struck Kyiv for a third straight day as Ukraine gears up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Russian defence ministry blamed Kyiv for the attacks […]

Seoul, May 30 (AFP/APP):North Korea has confirmed it will launch a reconnaissance satellite in June, saying it is needed to monitor military movements of the United States and its partners in real time, state media reported Tuesday, citing a senior defence official. Japan said Monday […]

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday telephoned President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan and congratulated him on his re-election and expressed best wishes for him. Talking to President Erdogan, the PM said,”Your re-election is recognition of your association with the people […]