Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Taliban condemn airstrikes by Pakistan, claim 8 killed

Afghanistan's Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes in Afghan territory, killing five women and three children, with a spokesman condemning the strikes as a violation of sovereignty. The strikes came as the neighbours have...

Pakistan strikes inside Afghanistan

PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: Accusing certain elements in the Taliban government for patronising the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates, Pakistan carried out what it termed "intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations" in the border regions inside Afghanistan on Monday, in a significant escalation...

The battle for TikTok

PUBLISHED March 17, 2024 KARACHI: A bipartisan bill seeking to ban TikTok, the popular short-video sharing app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has sailed through the US House of Representatives. The bill, referred to as “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled...

US describes Donald Lu’s testimony as routine

The US State Department has described the upcoming Congressional committee hearing of Assistant Secretary Donald Lu as routine, saying “any number of State Department officials testify all the time before the Congress”. The House Subcommittee on the Middle East,...

Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says

GENEVA: Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

India’s Modi felicitates Shehbaz on assumption of office

PAKISTAN: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated on Tuesday newly-elected premier Shehbaz Sharif a day after he took the oath for his second term in office.  "Congratulations to Shehbaz Sharif on taking the oath as the prime minister of Pakistan," said...

Modi greets Shehbaz but sends a ‘quiet’ message

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on assuming the charge of prime minister but his brief post on X apparently carried a ‘quiet’ message for Pakistan. Modi, who is nearing his second term as prime...

Sri Lanka leads in mental wellness as India, Pakistan lag behind

KARACHI: In a surprising turn of events, Sri Lankans have emerged as a notably happier population compared to their counterparts in Pakistan and India, according to the latest findings from Sapien Labs' Mental State of the World Report. According to...

Shadows over the Red Sea

PUBLISHED March 03, 2024 KARACHI: What was feared since Yemen’s Houthis launched the first of their drone attacks against Red Sea shipping has come to pass. A ship attacked by the rebels last month sunk after days of taking on water...

US wants Pakistan to continue working with IMF

WASHINGTON: The US has urged Pakistan to “continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other global financial institutions” to achieve economic stability in the country. “The United States supports Pakistan’s efforts to break free from the vicious cycle...
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