The people of Waziristan, just like Chaman residents, have rejected the condition of visa and passport for entry into Afghanistan, Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chairman said on Tuesday. PTM chairman Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen made these remarks at a gathering attended by tens of thousands of protesting people in the Chaman town of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. More
Qatar has announced a two-day extension in the pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, says a media report. Each day since the four-day truce began on Friday, Hamas has released some of hostages while Israel also freed some Palestinians, Reuters reported. “The State of Qatar announces that, as part of the ongoing More
Foreign ministers from five Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, the Palestinian Authority and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, among others, visited Beijing and met the top Chinese diplomat there. Urging an end to the hostilities in Gaza, the More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid access. The 15-member council overcame a standoff, which saw four unsuccessful attempts to take action last month, to adopt a resolution that also calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all More
At least 25 people were killed and 51 others sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out in a coal’s company office building in northern China, media reports said on Thursday. The fire broke out at 6:50 am Thursday in the second floor on the four stories high building in the northern province of Shanxi. More
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas in Gaza. The UNGA also demanded “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave, as news reports suggest Israel has expanded ground operations More
At least 22 people have been killed and nearly 60 wounded in mass shootings in the Lewiston, Maine, a media report said on Thursday. City Councilor Robert McCarthy told CNN that the death toll had risen to 22 in the shooting spree that took place at a bowling alley and also at least one other More
US Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, according to a media report citing US Justice Department on Saturday. BBC reported Prosecutors say Mr Menendez and his wife accepted gold bars and envelopes of cash from New Jersey businessmen. The senator and his wife accepted the More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to achieve peace for all in his message on International Day of Peace. “Let us commit to build, drive and sustain peace for all,” said the UN chief, noting that “people and our planet are in crisis” while this day is being observed. Guterres stressed that peace More
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) 78th session has kicked off in New York with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s presentation of the Report of the Secretary-General on the performance of the Organization, according to a media report on Wednesday. Guterres highlighted the dire challenges facing the world, exemplified by the recent devastating floods in Derna, Libya. More
