ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has reported its first poliovirus case in 16 years, taking the tally to 17 across the country this year. The victim is an eight-year-old boy in Islamabad’s Union Council Rural 4, the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program said in a statement. “This is the first human case reported fro...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken to testify about the problematic American withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Chairman Michael McCaul is demanding Blinken’s testimony on September 19 to address the State Department’s role in the chaotic evacuation efforts. The subpoena could lea...
Pakistan experienced its deadliest month of August in six years, with 254 fatalities from militant violence, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies. The attacks killed 92 civilians and 54 security personnel. Militants launched 83 assaults nationwide, resulting in 175 deaths and 123 injuries. The southwestern ...
Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and abroad have united to support victims of recent floods in Bangladesh. This is despite their own lack of resources. Young refugees have been going door-to-door in their camps and reaching out internationally. Through the Al Manahil Welfare Foundation, the refugees have provided relief and cash to 1,60...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani and Afghan security forces once again clashed at the border after the Afghan Taliban attempted to build a check post, Afghan media reported. Heavy firing took place between two countries’ security forces in the Zazi district of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, Tolo News reported. “Clashes erupted between ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has said that his party’s priority will be to work for the restoration of statehood to the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region held under Indian occupation, which was stripped of autonomy and downgraded into a federally ruled territory by India’s ruling Bharatiy...
Bangladesh’s interim government is weighing the review and possible cancellation of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with India if deemed detrimental to the nation. Interim foreign minister Touhid Hossain clarified that MoUs, unlike binding treaties, can be revised or revoked based on national interests. This move is seen as an early signa...
The head of Bangladesh’s transitional government Muhammad Yunus has sought UN support for the return of Rohingya refugees. About 1.2 million Rohingya have been in Bangladesh since August 2017, after fleeing a severe military crackdown in Burma’s Rakhine State which has been described as ethnic cleansing. The majority of them live in overcrow...
Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals back to Afghanistan. This is the country’s first deportation flight since the Taliban re-took control of the country in 2021. The deportees were previously convicted of crimes and residing illegally in Germany. They were sent home following a fatal knife attack in the city of Solingen on August ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Malaysian prime minister has urged the US to adopt a more forceful position in pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza, emphasizing the need for global powers to take decisive action to end the Israeli onslaught. “Because of the lack of commitment of countries, particularly the US, which wields a lot of […]
