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Pakistan lacks coherent plan to combat HIV as cases continue to rise: Report

IANS | April 6, 2026 8:05 PM

Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Recent reports have indicated that Pakistan has 84,421 registered HIV/AIDS patients, with Punjab province recording the most number of cases, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Healthcare authorities in Pakistan must create a coherent and sustained plan to combat HIV, a report has cautioned.

Israel will continue with full force on all fronts until threat is removed: Netanyahu

IANS | April 6, 2026 7:52 PM

Jerusalem, April 6 (IANS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed that Israel will continue its assault on Iran with full force on all fronts until the threat is removed and the war's objectives are fulfilled. Netanyahu expressed Israel's resolve while welcoming the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) head of intelligence Majid Khademi and Commander of Unit 840 in the Quds Force, Asghar Bagheri.

Pakistan's provinces locked in row over share in river waters

IANS | April 6, 2026 7:01 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A major controversy is raging in Pakistan over the distribution of water among provinces, with the southern province of Sindh crying foul ahead of a crucial meeting of Pakistan’s water regulator for the allocation during the kharif season, local media reports said.

Nine killed, several injured as heavy rains batter eastern Afghanistan

IANS | April 6, 2026 6:17 PM

Kabul, April 6 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and nine others injured after the roofs of several houses collapsed in Eastern Afghanistan following heavy rains and floods that swept across several parts of the country, local media reported on Monday.

Nepal announces crackdown measures to address fake rescue of mountaineers

IANS | April 6, 2026 6:01 PM

Kathmandu, April 6 (IANS) The Nepali government on Monday announced a series of immediate and long-term measures to strengthen transparency, accountability, and governance in the country's mountain rescue operations, amid allegations that fake rescue missions for climbers have been conducted to secure large insurance claims.

Taliban claims capturing Pakistani border post in Eastern Afghanistan

IANS | April 6, 2026 5:50 PM

Kabul, April 6 (IANS) Taliban on Monday claimed that it has captured a Pakistani border post in Eastern Afghanistan after a clash with the soldiers of the neighbouring country, local media reported.

Canada's anti-hate bill offers ray of hope amid rising Khalistani extremism

IANS | April 6, 2026 5:27 PM

Ottawa, April 6 (IANS) Canada's recent legislation, Bill C-9, the 'Combatting Hate Act', directly addresses the kinds of incidents promoted by Khalistani extremists that have caused concern among Indian diaspora communities by criminalising the intimidation or obstruction of individuals seeking to access religious or cultural spaces, a report said on Monday.

Pakistan’s 5G launch faces steep infrastructural, financial hurdles

IANS | April 6, 2026 5:07 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The launch of 5G services in select parts of Pakistan is a milestone, but the county's structural financial and infrastructural bottlenecks makes the technology rollout "closer to a marketing story than a working reality," a new report has said.

Abrupt petrol price cut after hike in Pak reflects a deeper policy failure: Report

IANS | April 6, 2026 5:03 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The reduction of Rs 80 per litre in petrol prices in Pakistan is nothing but a “populist move” by a government struggling to balance emerging economic constraints and domestic political compulsions, a new report has said.

IMF tells Pakistan to remove subsidy on fuels

IANS | April 6, 2026 4:56 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to eliminate, at the earliest, distortions in the pricing of petroleum products due to the subsidy extended by the federal government to consumers amid the surge in global prices triggered by the Iran war, local media reports said on Monday.

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Pakistan lacks coherent plan to combat HIV as cases continue to rise: Report

Israel will continue with full force on all fronts until threat is removed: Netanyahu

Pakistan's provinces locked in row over share in river waters

Nine killed, several injured as heavy rains batter eastern Afghanistan

Nepal announces crackdown measures to address fake rescue of mountaineers

Taliban claims capturing Pakistani border post in Eastern Afghanistan

Canada's anti-hate bill offers ray of hope amid rising Khalistani extremism

Pakistan’s 5G launch faces steep infrastructural, financial hurdles

Abrupt petrol price cut after hike in Pak reflects a deeper policy failure: Report

IMF tells Pakistan to remove subsidy on fuels

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