LONDON, UK (AA) – UK employees from ethnic minority backgrounds face high levels of racial discrimination in the workplace, forcing many to quit, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), found that over 120,000 Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) workers across the UK left their jobs due to […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – China’s leadership has expressed solidarity with Pakistan and assured it of its support as the South Asian country was badly hit by a devastating flood. Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed solidarity and informed his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi of his country’s immediate response in a message. “China w...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): The Taliban celebrated the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan on August 31 with victory chants and a military parade showcasing equipment left behind by foreign forces as they exit the war ravaged country after two decades of occupation. Despite new restrictions imposed by the Taliba...
Beersheba, Israel (AFP): An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced the former Gaza head of a major US-based aid agency to 12 years in prison for funnelling millions of dollars to Hamas. The Beersheba district court in southern Israel issued a sentence of “12 years’ prison time, less the detention” already served for World Vision&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US administration has announced an additional $30 million to assist Pakistan as it recovers from mass flooding that has killed over 1,000 people. The funding will flow through USAID to local partners. The international development agency said the assistance will prioritize “urgently needed support for food, nu...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the release of a long-stalled $1.17 billion tranche of its bailout package for cash-strapped Pakistan. The development came after Islamabad agreed to fulfill some key IMF demands, including withdrawal of subsidies on electricity and petroleum, despite public outc...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Rising floodwaters washed away the village of farmer Altaf Hussain near Ranipur town of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province in a few hours. Like hundreds of thousands of other displaced Pakistanis, Hussain from village Dur Mohammad Langrija Goth is currently lodged at a government school-turned-shelter camp ...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian star hockey player Nazem Kadri, the first Muslim to be on a Stanley Cup winning team, returned to his hometown of London, Ontario, on Saturday to celebrate the historic victory. As a Muslim, Kadri’s return is poignant. In 2021, four members of a Muslim family were run down and killed […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan called “highly regrettable” a claim by the Taliban government that the US is using Pakistan’s airspace for drone operations inside Afghanistan. A statement issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry late Sunday said Islamabad has noted with deep concern the allegation by Afghanistan’s acting Defense Minister Mullah M...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Farmers in Bangladesh are facing drought in a season that has historically been marked with rain. While July is supposed to receive the highest amount of rainfall, the country received less than half of the average rainfall this July, the lowest in 41 years, according to the weather office. Adverse weather […]
