Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) In a move that has sparked outrage among media watchdogs, the Pakistani government has conferred high civilian honours on two media personalities—Qamar Cheema and Wajahat Kazmi—despite their documented role in spreading disinformation during Operation Sindoor, the recent Indo-Pak military standoff.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Amid tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Torkham border remained shut for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday, local media reported on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) There is a strange sense of satisfaction -- almost poetic justice -- in watching Pakistan being battered by Afghanistan. Some might call this feeling sadistic, but as Chanakya wisely said, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." For India, long the target of Pakistan's hostility and deceit, the current turn of events feels like history correcting itself.
Quetta, Oct 19 (IANS) Eight civilians have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces from various parts of Pakistan's Balochistan, local media reported on Sunday.
Quetta, Oct 19 (IANS) Four coal miners were killed in two separate incidents in Duki and Chamalang areas of Pakistan's Balochistan due to the presence of methane gas, local media reported on Sunday.
Doha, Oct 19 (IANS) Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following more than a week of intense fighting that left dozens dead and hundreds injured, Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington had destroyed a "drug-smuggling submarine" in the Caribbean and was sending two surviving suspects back to their home countries, Ecuador and Colombia, following a military strike that killed two others on board.
New York, Oct 19 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people across the US, from coast to coast, north to south, participated in protests against President Donald Trump under the banner of “No Kings”, accusing him of turning the nation onto an authoritarian path.
Quetta, Oct 18 (IANS) Human rights organisation, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Saturday highlighted a surge in enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and torture by Pakistani authorities across Balochistan.
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) The United Nations, in its latest findings on reprisals, described how two senior employees of the Hong Kong Democracy Council - a Washington-based nonprofit advocating for democracy in the region - allegedly faced repeated retaliation from the Chinese government over their engagement with the UN, an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) report highlighted on Saturday.
