Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Residents in Karachi held a protest against prolonged, unannounced power outages lasting up to 16 hours daily, resulting in severe traffic congestion in the city’s business district for hours, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Even as the Lashkar-e-Tayiba tries to rebuild following heavy losses during Operation Sindoor, a leadership crisis is fast emerging within the group.
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group called on the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government to fulfil its election pledge by withdrawing what it described as “politically motivated cases” against four senior journalists arrested during the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and ensuring their release.
Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek, stressing the urgent need for a collective and uncompromising approach to tackle the "evils" of terrorism, separatism and extremism by dismantling safe havens and rejecting any political justification for such acts.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan held a meeting with Armenia's Chief of the General Staff Lt General Edvard Asryan in New Delhi on Tuesday, discussing ways to have joint ventures in the development of military hardware.
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) At least 105,571 cases involving missing women were registered in Pakistan’s Punjab province between 2021 and 2025, a leading minority rights organisation said on Tuesday, citing data submitted to the Lahore High Court.
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education strongly condemned the missile attack by the Pakistani military forces on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan University in Kunar province, stating that the strike injured nearly 30 students and professors, while causing extensive damage to the university's infrastructure.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Annalena Baerbock paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat in Delhi on Tuesday.
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan risks losing up to 20,000 women teachers and 5,400 healthcare workers by 2030 amid continuing restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in the country.
Saint Petersburg, April 28 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said that Tehran is grateful for Russia's solidarity and support for diplomacy as the war with the United States continues to escalate.
