Tuesday, 18 Mar, 2025

International

Iran deports another 224 Pakistanis

CHAGAI: Another 224 Pakistani nationals were deported by the Iranian authorities on Sunday. According to official sources, these people had been arrested in different parts of Iran for not having valid traveling documents. They were handed over to Levies Force through Raahdari Gate at

Hundreds of US-funded scientists under probe for being compromised by China

Amid rising tensions with Beijing on multiple fronts, US officials have shared concerns that China may have compromised hundreds of federally funded scientists from different colleges and universities across the country. Over 500 US scientists are under probe for being compromised by

DOTO: Tale of dubious database that spreads misinformation against India

Athens, Greece: Document of the Oppressed (DOTO) which claims to be a non-profit documentation center which documents hate crime against religious minorities specifically in India, runs a vicious agenda to fool general public by providing them with misinformation, according to

UK to send 'vital medical equipment' to India to help fight COVID-19

New Delhi: More than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment will be sent to India to support the country in its fight against COVID-19, the British High Commission (BHC) announced on Sunday. A BHC release informed that the assistance package, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and

Pak's dilly-dallying on allowing Indian cotton imports point towards civilian-military struggle

Peshawar: Pakistan's dilly-dallying approach towards normalising trade relations with India is proving to be a setback to Prime Minister Imran Khan's shift from a geostrategic to geo-economic foreign policy orientation. FM Shakil, writing in Asia Times, wrote that

Jammu and Kashmir: Police detect IED in Pulwama, destroy them 

Srinagar: Kashmir police has said Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected in Pulwama region recently. They were found in Circle Road. Police said the IED was destroyed by Bomb Disposal Squad. Kashmir Police Zone tweeted: "Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detected at

Pak students troll Imran Khan on Twitter for holding exams despite COVID-19 surge

Students across Pakistan have taken to Twitter on Thursday to protest the decision by the Imran Khan-led government and the Cambridge International Examinations to hold exams despite a spiralling coronavirus situation in the country. The protesting students' posts led to

Drivers working along Pakistan-Iran border are starving

Drivers, who are working along the Pakistan-Iran border, are likely to suffer from starvation. According to media reports, three Zambad drivers recently passed away at the Pakistan-Iran border due to starvation and thirst in the holy month of Ramadan. “That is what our fate

82 killed in Iraq as fire erupts at COVID-19 hospital

At least 82 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out in the coronavirus intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital as public anger erupted demanding the prosecution of high-level Iraqi officials. The blaze on Sunday at the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital in the Iraqi

India closer to building world's biggest nuclear plant: EDF

French energy group EDF took Friday a key step towards helping to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant in India, a project blocked for years by nuclear events and local opposition. The company said it had filed a binding offer to supply engineering studies and equipment to

PM Imran summons NCC meeting to review rising Covid-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned an emergent meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) for Covid-19 on Friday as key decisions are expected from the meeting in the wake of rising coronavirus cases and deaths across the country. Sources told Pakistan Today

China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US rights commission

The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner.

Chinese giant Huawei was able to eavesdrop on ANY conversation on Dutch mobile network and knew which numbers were tapped by police or intelligence agencies

Chinese communications giant Huawei was able to eavesdrop on any conversation taking place on one of the biggest mobile networks in the Netherlands. Hauwei staff were able to monitor all of KPN's mobile users and eavesdrop on their private conversations - and even knew which

Indonesia submarine search feared to have failed as oxygen runs out

Indonesian rescue teams are fearing the worst as oxygen supplies on a missing Indonesian naval submarine are thought to have run out. There are fears the vessel carrying 53 crew may already have sunk to a depth where it might have been crushed. The KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared on

Myanmar: Military chief makes first foreign trip since coup

The head of the Myanmar military is set to meet international leaders on his first known foreign trip since the army took power in a coup on 1 February. General Min Aung Hlaing is to attend a summit of the South East Asian regional body Asean in Indonesia. The military seized power

Xi Jinping says no nation should dictate global rules as pressure from US, its allies mounts

Beijing, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that no nation should dictate global rules or interfere in other countries, as Beijing continued to express its displeasure over growing international criticism over several issues including the human rights abuses in Xinjiang. In

Australia cancels state's Belt and Road deal with China

Canberra [Australia]: Australia has cancelled the controversial Belt and Road (BRI) agreement with China saying it goes against its national interest, in a decision that will further increase tensions between Canberra and Beijing. In an official order issued on Wednesday, the Scott

Pakistani Journalist Is Shot After Criticizing the Military

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A veteran Pakistani journalist who has been critical of the country’s powerful military establishment was shot near his home on Tuesday but survived, officials said. The shooting sent a chill through Pakistan’s journalist community, which has

Climate change: Biden summit to push for 'immediate' action

The US will attempt to re-assert its global leadership on climate change as President Joe Biden hosts 40 leaders at a virtual summit in the White House. It's expected that the US will unveil an updated carbon pledge that will see their emissions nearly halved by 2030. Ahead of

Pakistan: 4 killed, 12 injured in blast at Quetta's Serena Hotel

A bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four people and wounded 12. The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been the target of the attack in the car park of the Serena Hotel, correspondents say. He is understood to be in