U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday he was seeking assurances from Sudan’s warring factions on the safe delivery of aid after six trucks of humanitarian supplies were looted and air strikes in Khartoum undermined a new ceasefire. “We will still require agreements and arrangements to allow for movement of staff and supplies,” Griffiths […]
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UN agrees to allow Taliban’s meeting with Pakistan, China ministers
A United Nations Security Council committee has agreed to allow the Taliban administration’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s meeting with foreign ministers and diplomats of Pakistan and China, Reuters reported on Tuesday. For the meeting, Muttaqi will travel from Afghanistan to neighbouring Pakistan next week. The Afghan minister has long remained under a travel ban, arms embargo […]
Two US Army helicopters crash in Alaska
Three US soldiers were killed and another injured when two helicopters returning from a training mission in a remote area of Alaska collided mid-flight on Thursday, the US Army said. Two soldiers were declared dead at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, while a third died en route to the hospital, the 11th […]
SBP directs banks to remain open on April 29, 30 to facilitate taxpayers
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on the request of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has directed banks to keep all authorised branches open on April 29 and 30 and extend working hours to facilitate tax collection. In a statement issued Wednesday, the SBP said that all those bank branches that regularly remain open […]
Pakistanis among dozens dead as migrant boats sink in Mediterranean off Libya
Pakistanis were among the 57 migrants whose bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one of the boats that […]
Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85
More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said after one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. The latest tragedy to strike the Arabian Peninsula´s poorest country came days ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday celebrated around […]
Israeli forces injure 7 Palestinians in West Bank
Seven Palestinians were injured by an Israeli army operation in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said Tuesday, hours after two Israeli men were injured by gunfire near a Jewish site in annexed east Jerusalem. The shooting comes amid a period of deadly attacks and military raids across the occupied West Bank, along […]
Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll climbs to 97
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll rising to nearly 100. The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggles between the two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, Sudan’s army chief […]
IHC seeks answer from interior ministry regarding Imran Khan’s security
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from interior ministry in a case regarding provision of security to former prime minister Imran Khan. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case filed by Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf through its lawyer Faisal Chaudhry Advocate. At the outset of hearing, the lawyer said that security from […]
Dar refutes Reuters report on China’s $2 billion loan to Pakistan
Minister for Finance and Revenue Affairs Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Friday strongly refuted a recent Reuters report that China did not disburse $2 billion to Pakistan on March 23, calling the report baseless and speculative. Responding to Senator Mian Raza Rabbani’s concerns over this report, the minister said that China had always offered Pakistan unwavering […]