Media watchdog urges release of journalist detained in Kabul
PARIS: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders along with 14 French media outlets and production companies on Monday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul. In a joint statement, RSF and French media said journalist Mortaza Behboudi, with dual French and Afghan citizenship, was arrested on Jan. […]
Musharraf to be buried in Karachi’s Army Cantonment area: All arrangements completed
Karachi: All arrangements have been completed in the Army cantonment area here for the burial of Pakistan’s former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf after sunset prayers on Monday as a special flight from Dubai is expected to bring his mortal remains, officials said. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and Pakistan’s last […]
Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai
Islamabad/Dubai: Pakistan’s former military ruler General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. Musharraf, 79, was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, according to his […]
British PM Rishi Sunak joins UK-India NSA meeting
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a “special gesture” briefly joined a meeting here between India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his UK counterpart Tim Barrow and assured his government’s full support to deepen bilateral strategic partnership in sectors like trade and defence. Doval and Barrow met at the UK Cabinet Office, a […]
16 killed, 66 injured in multi-vehicle collision in China: Report
Beijing: At least 16 people were killed and 66 others injured after a multi-vehicle collisions occurred in central China’s Hunan province, a media report said on Sunday. The accidents happened on Saturday evening when a total of 49 vehicles collided within 10 minutes on the Xuchang- Guangzhou Highway in the Hunan province’s Changsha city, the […]
Sri Lanka must correct its ‘errors and failures’: President Wickremesinghe says at 75th Independence Day
Colombo: Sri Lanka needs to rectify its “errors and failures” and review its strengths and gains as a nation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday, as the country marked its 75th anniversary of independence at a critical time when it is reeling under an unprecedented economic crisis. The main Independence Day event was attended by […]
India committed to preserving and popularising all culture and traditions in country, says High Commissioner Kumaran
Singapore: India is committed to preserving and popularising the culture and traditions of various parts of the country, the Indian envoy in Singapore has said, as he launched a two-day festival on Kashmir. “Our diversity and composite culture is a matter of great pride and strength for us,” Indian High Commissioner P Kumaran said at […]
Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Kyiv: Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday. Top Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said in a Telegram post that 116 Ukrainians were freed. He said the released POWs include troops who held out in Mariupol during Moscow’s monthslong siege that […]
NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with the US
Brussels: NATO called Friday on Russia to respect the only treaty it has with the United States aimed at keeping a lid on nuclear weapons expansion and urged Moscow to allow on-the-ground inspections of military sites to resume. The so-called New START Treaty was signed by Russia and the US in 2010. It caps at […]
China says balloon is for research, accidently strayed
Beijing: China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian “airship” used for research, mainly meteorological purposes. The statement said the airship has limited steering capability and “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds. It said China regrets the unintended entry of the airship into […]
