Pakistan & Iran agree to focus on ways to combat terrorism
Pakistan and Iran have recognised the need to focus on combating terrorism and the need to develop a “united front” against the menace, the two countries said on Wednesday as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi wrapped up his three-day maiden trip to the neighbouring nation. Raisi’s visit to Pakistan was the first...
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Polling ends in 21 national and provincial seats in by-elections in Pakistan
Polling ended on Sunday for 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections in Pakistan, which took place amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in some districts of Punjab and Balochistan to maintain law and order. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), voting began at...
2 Japanese navy helicopters crash, 1 dead and 7 missing
Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on Sunday searched for seven others missing, the defence minister said. The two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self-Defence Force were carrying four...
Russia warns Pakistan of banning rice imports over phytosanitary concerns
Russia has warned Pakistan that it would ban rice imports again if Moscow’s phytosanitary concerns are not addressed in future consignments after a quarantine organism was detected in the rice consignment. The warning came after Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (FSVPS) issued a notification regarding violations of international...
Indian-origin mayoral candidate wants to run London like a ‘seasoned CEO’
Tarun Ghulati, the Indian-origin candidate in the race to challenge Sadiq Khan from winning a third term as Mayor of London, has said that the citizens of the UK capital have been let down by all the major political parties and he wants to run London like a “seasoned CEO”...
Vehicle crashes into birthday party; two dead, 15 injured
A young brother and sister died and 15 people were injured, several seriously, when vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a birthday party Saturday at a boat club, a Michigan sheriff said. Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said an 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died in the...
Khamenei acknowledges Tehran hit little in attack on Israel
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a massive assault, few projectiles actually made through to their targets. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments before senior military leaders didn’t not touch on the apparent Israeli...
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children
Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally. Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more...
