The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged its member states to redouble efforts to mobilize the responsibility of the international community towards stopping the aggression and genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza. The 57-member bloc held the 15th OIC Islamic Summit Conference that commenced in Gambia’s capital Banjul, under the theme: ‘Enhancing Unity and More
Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, wanted list, a media report said on Sunday. The Russian interior ministry’s “wanted” list grew by one with the addition of Zelensky’s name, the Moscow Times reported. The Ukrainian leader was wanted “under an article of the criminal code,” the report said, More
At least 55 people have been killed and nearly 70,000 forced to flee their homes as catastrophic floods and mudslides hit southeastern Brazil. Brazil’s civil defense agency said on Saturday that heavy floods hit southern part of the country, according to BARRON’s. At least 74 people were injured and another 67 were missing, the civil More
At least three people, including the president of the Khuzdar Press Club, have been killed and six others wounded in a bomb explosion in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar police chief Ghulam Mustafa told the BBC Friday’s blast in Khuzdar targeted Khuzdar Press Club President Siddiqullah Mengal’s vehicle. Mengal and two passers-by were killed More
About 15 undocumented Afghans have returned to the country after being released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday. The ministry wrote on its X page the 15 prisoners had been released from different jails of Pakistan. It said: “Based on the information from Torkham Border Director in More
Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan’s consul general in India, has been intercepted at Mumbai airport for allegedly smuggling 25 kilograms of gold from Dubai. In a post on X, Wardak shared her resignation letter, stepping down from the consul general position, in three languages (Pashto, Dari and English). She wrote: “It is with great regret that I More
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Roza Otbunbayeva has said Afghan journalists must be celebrated, supported and protected and the US Embassy in Kabul said free press played a pivotal role in maintaining an informed citizenry. In her message on World Press Freedom Day, the UN secretary general’s special representative for Afghanistan said: More
A passenger bus overturned in Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region on Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring as many more, rescue officials said. Diamer district rescue officer Shaukat Riaz told Dawn.com that the bus was travelling from Rawalpindi to Gilgit when the driver lost control near Gunar Farm. Subsequently, the bus with 43 passengers More
Turkey has suspended all trade ties with Israel in protest over the war in Gaza, media reports said on Saturday. Bloomberg news agency quoted Turkey’s trade ministry as saying: “All import and export transactions related to Israel, including all products, have been stopped.” “Turkey will strictly and decisively implement these new measures until the Israeli More
The Taliban have systematically and intentionally imposed restrictions on the right of access to information and the right to freedom of expression since their return to power in 2021, according to a survey on Thursday. Actions such as the suspension and annulment of previous laws, exerting pressure on media support organizations, and imposing unjustified limitations More
