KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting to be held in Islamabad in October, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The SCO heads of government meeting is slated to be held on October 15 and 16. It will be preceded by a […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The transitional government in Bangladesh has lifted a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing, and other associated organizations. According to an official notification, “no specific evidence of involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and its associated organizations with terrorism or v...
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA) – For the past three years, Mohammad Lalu had been diligently saving up, bit by bit, for one goal: to ensure that he and his family of eight had $2,000 to cross the Naf River and reach a Rohingya refugee camp in neighboring Bangladesh. Lalu was not among the approximately 750,000 […]
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of Togu Balik, an ancient Uyghur city dating back approximately 1,400 years in northern Mongolia. This significant find was made during excavations in the Tuul River Valley. Experts say it provides crucial insights into Uyghur civilization, and challenges recent efforts by China to alter Uyghur history...
A Pakistani court has acquitted a freelance journalist who was accused of spreading false news that incited riots against Muslims in the UK. The court’s decision followed a Federal Investigation Authority report clearing Farhan Asif of the charges. Arrested in Lahore last week, Asif was initially blamed for spreading misinformation about a sta...
Bangladesh has blamed India for severe flooding that has devastated eight districts, claiming 20 lives and affecting 5 million people. Bangladesh’s information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam criticized India for its “inhumanity and non-cooperation” after Indian authorities allegedly opened the sluice gates of the Dumbur dam in Trip...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged support on the seventh anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day, which was observed on Sunday. He said the US continued to honor the victims and stand with the survivors seeking justice and accountability for these atrocities. Seven years ago, the majority of the ethnic Rohingya Muslim community was forced...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least 74 people, including 21 terrorists and 14 security personnel, were killed in multiple clashes and attacks that lasted several hours in southwest and northwest Pakistan, officials and local media reported on Monday. Terrorists carried out coordinated attacks on army in Musakhel, Qalat, and Lasbela distric...
Feni – AFP River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month [&hel...
COX ‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA) – Rohingya refugees stranded in camps in southern Bangladesh observed the seventh “Rohingya Genocide Day” on Sunday. The commemoration took place as new refugees, fleeing escalating violence in Myanmar, continued to arrive at the border. Seven years ago, the majority of the Rohingya community was...
