NEW YORK, Aug 14, 205: Pakistan and the Pacific island nation of Micronesia have formally established diplomatic relations. The two countries signed a joint communiqué at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed and Micronesia’s UN Ambassador Jim S. Lepowe led the signing. Ambassador Ahmed welcomed the […]
NEW YORK: UN Women has warned that the Taliban are pushing Afghan women out of public life. Four years after Kabul fell in 2021, restrictions on women and girls have intensified. The agency said the Taliban enforce strict mahram rules, ban secondary and higher education, and require full-body coverings in some regions. Over 78 percent
DUBAI/MOSCOW – Iran has warned it will block a planned transport corridor between Azerbaijan and Turkey that passes through southern Armenia, part of a U.S.-brokered peace deal. The move could disrupt the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a project designed to boost energy exports, trade, and regional connectivity in the South Caucasus.
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CÓRDOBA (SPAIN): A massive fire engulfed Spain’s historic Córdoba Mosque, an 8th-century UNESCO World Heritage site, on Saturday. Authorities are investigating the cause. Flames started in a small chapel inside the mosque’s main hall. They quickly climbed to the ornate wooden ceilings. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours and brought it under control. Crews are
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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found genetic differences in people with ME/CFS. The discovery supports a biological cause and challenges the belief that the illness is psychological. The team studied DNA from 275,488 people, including 15,579 who reported ME/CFS symptoms. Several gene variants appeared more often in those with the condition. These genes
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Kyiv: August 5, 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Pakistani nationals are fighting for Russia in northeastern Ukraine. He visited troops near Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region on Monday. He said Ukrainian forces spotted fighters from Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and several African countries. “Our warriors report the participation of mercenaries from these countries. We
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Paris, August 5, 2025 – Ali Akbar, a Pakistan-born newspaper vendor, will receive one of France’s highest civilian honours after selling newspapers on Paris streets for over 50 years. The 72-year-old came from Rawalpindi to France in 1973 and started selling papers soon after. Today, he is Paris’s last street newspaper seller, serving generations of
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SYDNEY, August 1, 2025 — Australian scientists have discovered a new insect species in the country’s tropical rainforests, identifying it as the heaviest ever recorded in the region. A recently released video shows the insect’s butterfly-like wings and grasshopper-shaped body, surprising viewers with its unusual appearance and massive size. Researchers from an Australian university measured
China’s push to extend CPEC through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor promises economic gain but ignites tensions, with India, Western powers, and regional rivals alarmed over shifting geopolitical balances. Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip in northeastern Afghanistan, stretches about 350 km and connects Afghanistan to China, making it a vital yet historically overlooked geopolitical passage. Once part
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have signed a landmark trade agreement aimed at developing massive untapped oil reserves in Pakistan, mainly in Balochistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his “leadership role” in finalizing the deal, calling it the beginning of a “new era” in Pakistan-US relations. The agreement allows
