Washington, DC , January 3: Regional experts believe China's efforts to mediate between the Myanmar junta and ethnic rebels on its northern border are motivated mainly by self-interest. However, Beijing's efforts will unlikely have a significant effect on the conflict.
According to the experts, China's goals in convening the peace...
The year 2023 was not an easy one for journalists in Pakistan. The increasing number of attacks on members of the press fast eroded whatever semblance of free speech was left in the country.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Pakistan as one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists owing...
Balochistan , January 3: In the wake of ongoing protests in Balochistan, a complete shutter down strike was observed in multiple areas of Pakistan against the extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances of Baloch people, the Yakjethti Committee said on Wednesday.
In a social media post on X, the committee said,...
Srinagar, Jan 03: In a monumental event, the secluded villages of Kundiyan and Patroo, nestled in the border town Keran of Kupwara district, are now aglow with electricity for the first time in their 77-year history since independence. With a population of 1300, predominantly tribals, these villages had long...
Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in the country's south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike.
The two explosions -- labelled a "terrorist attack"...
On Wednesday, the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" targeted the Al-Tanf base in Syria.
This is the second attack within a day.
An IRI statement said that this attack was a "part of the ongoing Resistance against the American occupation forces in Iraq and the broader region."
The attack was also described as...
Dubai , December 28: A new batch of medical volunteers joined their colleagues at the UAE field hospital in Gaza.
The "Gallant Knight 3" humanitarian operation announced that eight volunteers making up the fifth batch arrived in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of volunteers working at the hospital...
Pyongyang , December 28: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the military, including its nuclear programme, to 'accelerate' war preparations in response to what he described as unprecedented hostile steps by the United States.
The North Korean leader "set forth the tasks for the People's Army and the...
Islamabad , December 28: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has allocated (PKR)17 billion for security linked to the upcoming general election in 2024 on Thursday.
A meeting was conducted to go over the security plans for the impending general elections which are slated to take place on February 8,...
Washington, DC , December 28: To maintain deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and assist India in bolstering its defence modernisation plans, the United States is deploying cutting-edge military capabilities to its allies.
Calling 2023 a 'decisive year', the US Department of Defence, in an official release has stated that it is...
