MANILA, Philippines – A military jet crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least 40 people, according to the army chief. The plane was carrying 85 people, according to media reports. The Philippine Air Force’s C-130 aircraft had a landing accident on the island of Jolo, the airRead More →

PARIS: (APF) The national financial prosecutors’ office (PNF) said Friday that a French court has been entrusted with examining a disputed multibillion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter aircraft to India in 2016. The contract between the Indian government and French aircraft maker Dassault for 36 jets, worth 7.8 billion euros ($9.3Read More →

CALGARY: Seven Pakistanis, including four children, died in a Canadian city when their house caught fire, police said Friday prompting concerns from the community whether it was a result of Islamophobia. According to the police, the blaze tore through the home in Chestermere, just east of Calgary, at about 2:30amRead More →

Pakistan on Friday “categorically” rejected the “unsubstantiated and baseless” inclusion of the country in the “Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) List” — published under a domestic US legislation — in the US State Department’s Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2021. “Pakistan does not support any non-state armed group; norRead More →