ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistani foundation on Friday welcomed another group of Palestinian students who arrived in Islamabad to pursue medical studies. Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan announced on X that the fourth batch of 24 Palestinian medical students had arrived to complete their education. “Alkhidmat top leadership welcomed the st...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday put the remaining Indian diplomats in the country “on notice” that Canada will not tolerate any more criminal activity on its territory. The warning follows the expulsion earlier this week of six Indian diplomats after Canada’s national police force said there is ample eviden...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Some 150 students were arrested on Thursday during clashes with police in several cities across northeastern Punjab province over an alleged rape of a girl student at a private college in Lahore. Over 150 students were arrested during clashes with police on Thursday, and several others were injured in heavy tear gas [&he...
A local court in Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina fled to India on August 5 on charges of crimes against humanity. The crimes were allegedly committed during mass student protests in July and August this year. The warrant was issued on Thursday by the International Crimes Tribunal [&helli...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s incarcerated ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is out of the race for the office of the chancellor of the Oxford University, according to a list of candidates. The university released the names of 38 candidates in the run, but Khan is not among them. The list includes several high-profile figures, inc...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) — After six years, an elected government has been sworn in in Indian-controlled Kashmir, amid concerns that its limited powers might not meet the expectations of the people. Omar Abdullah, who had previously served as a chief minister of the Muslim-majority occupied region and junior foreign minister in the Ind...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The efforts to repatriate displaced Rohingya Muslim refugees have been delayed due to the cease-fire breakdown between the junta regime and rebels in Burma, a top Burmese diplomat in Dhaka has said. “Efforts toward the repatriation of displaced persons had been delayed due to the cease-fire breakdown by the Araka...
The chief of India’s ultra-Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is blaming external forces for toppling the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh. Mohan Bhagwat has expressed alarm over threats to Hindus in Bangladesh. Speaking at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Bhagwat claimed the regime change was orchestrated for selfish pur...
In a significant diplomatic gesture, a Chinese naval fleet docked in the city of Chittagong in Bangladesh on Saturday. It is the first foreign fleet to visit since Bangladesh’s interim government took power in early August. China’s ambassador to Bangladesh, Yao Wen, reaffirmed his nation’s unwavering commitment to fostering strong bilate...
ANKARA (AA) – India has revoked direct rule in occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the formation of a new elected government in the region. According to a notification signed by President Droupadi Murmu, the order dated October 31, 2019 in relation to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall stand revoked immediately before [&helli...