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
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
At least 70 people lost their lives in 77 militant attacks in Pakistan during April, says an Islamabad-based think-tank. In a monthly security report, the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) the fatalities included 35 civilians, 31 security personnel and four militants. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, particularly its southern districts, bore the brunt of More
The United Nations (UN) has expressed concerns at the police treatment of pro-Palestine protestors at the Columbia University in New York. Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University early Tuesday, barricading entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag from a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on college More
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on Sunday announced Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will take over as deputy prime minister. Dar, a trusted aide of Pakistan Muslim League supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, was elevated to the position at a time when both Prime Minister Shehbaz and Dar were in Saudi Arabia to attend the More
An arrest warrant has been issued for renowned Pakhtun nationalist leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai, A judicial magistrate issued the warrant for the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief for failing to appear in a case, according to Dawn. The case is related to what the prosecution calls the grabbing of state-owned land and alleged meddling in More
