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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (APP):The “alarming” situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reached a “grave hour,” the head of U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Thursday, as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director […]

United Nations, United States, Aug 11 (AFP/APP): The head of the UN nuclear watchdog told the Security Council on Thursday that the agency must be allowed to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, saying that fighting near the site has sparked a “grave” crisis. “This is […]

RAWALPINDI, Aug 09 (APP):Four soldiers of Pakistan Army on Tuesday embraced martyrdom in a suicide blast occurred on a military convoy in general area Mir Ali of North Waziristan District. The martyred soldiers (Shuhada) were identified as Lance Naik Shahzaib (age 22 years, resident of […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (APP): Fourteen members of the European Parliament have written a letter to European Commission’s President Von der Leyen and Vice President Borrell conveying serious concern over the ‘grave and systematic human rights violation of the Kashmiri people.’ The letter signed by 14 […]

Ouagadougou, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Suspected militants in northern Burkina Faso have killed three soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, local and security sources said on Friday. The twin attacks were carried out on Thursday in Bourzanga district, a security source and an official with the VDP […]

Baghdad, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Tens of thousands converged on Baghdad’s Green Zone Friday for mass prayers in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections. Sadr, a longtime political and religious force in […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (APP):Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, Thursday underscored the need for the outcome of the proposed United Nations “Summit of the Future” to incorporate the needs, priorities and aspirations of developing countries, with a renewed […]

QUETTA, Aug 05 (APP): A man died and 14 others received severe injuries in a hand grenade attack at Joint Road area of Quetta on Thursday. According to police sources, unknown men hurled a hand grenade at a stall was set up for selling National […]

London, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian forces are violating international law and endangering civilians by establishing bases in residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The defenders’ tactics “in no way justify Russia’s indiscriminate attacks”, the rights group said in a […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (APP): The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia’s invasion more than five months ago, was cleared to proceed to Lebanon Wednesday, after a scheduled inspection stopover in Istanbul. In line with the […]