A group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a shootout that killed an army major, a junior officer and five militants, the military and a militant spokesman said. The shootout happened in the district Zhob in Baluchistan province,...
Huawei Technologies Co. has appealed Spanish government rules that might prevent the Chinese equipment maker from qualifying for state aid. Spain has pledged more than €500 million ($527 million) in aid to develop 5G networks in rural areas of the country, but said that some suppliers considered “high risk” would...
Palestine's Hamas group has threatened to kill the hostages it had dragged to their side when they breached the border. The war has claimed at least 1,600 lives with Israel claiming another 1,500 Hamas operatives' bodies found near the border. Here are the top 10 points in this big story: The...
Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. US top general says Iran ‘not to get involved’. General Charles Q...
Singapore is conducting a significant investigation into its largest money laundering scandal, primarily involving Chinese nationals , causing embarrassment for China. In mid-August, Singapore police arrested ten foreign nationals and conducted raids, seizing luxury items such as Hermes handbags, Patek Philippe watches, aged Macallan whisky, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce cars. The scandal...
Pakistan is struggling for survival with its economy in shambles and the country is now totally dependent on external assistance and loans. If this vital support were to falter, or if external donors and lenders chose to withdraw, the country's economy would plummet into a monumental default. In September 2023,...
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that over 9,000 landless people have been given land in the region so far and only those eligible will get 5 marla (0.31 acres) land from the government “The administration has been able to bring transparency and adopt a pro-people approach. A new dawn of...
A staggering USD 23 billion per year is being drained out of Pakistan due to black marketing and smuggling. According to a report by ACE Money Transfer, a UK-based company, clandestine operations, encompassing black market currency trade, oil smuggling, gold smuggling, and import controls, have detrimental effects on Pakistan's economic...
TRICHY: More than a decade after India and Sri Lanka signed an agreement to revive passenger ferry service between the two countries, a high-speed passenger craft held a successful trial run from Nagapattinam port to Kankesanthurai and back on Sunday, reports Vincent Arockiaraj. Regular service on the 111km stretch, which will...
India and Tanzania will sign 15 agreements covering different areas of cooperation, Tanzanian Foreign Minister January Yusuf Makamba said ahead of the bilateral talks between visiting President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The presidential visit from Tanzania to India is taking place after a span...