According to the governor, at least 33 people were killed on Saturday when militants opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso as the authorities worked to quell an uprising. Eight of Burkina Faso’s thirteen regions, including the western Boucle du Mouhoun, have proclaimed states of emergency since March. AccordingContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F faction and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has ‘decided’ to hold a sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk. The PDM chairman held a sit-in last week in front of the Supreme Court (SC) to protest the legal system’s “favours” given to Imran Khan,Continue Reading

To discuss the nation’s present political and constitutional crises, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a special meeting of the federal cabinet for today (Monday). The federal cabinet meeting, where crucial national problems will be discussed, will reportedly take place in Parliament House. The meeting will be presiding over byContinue Reading

According to officials, Senator Saifullah Niazi, the head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was taken into custody by the Islamabad Police on Sunday. Unknown factors may have contributed to the PTI leader’s detention. The arrest of Senator Saifullah Niazi was verified by the Islamabad police, who also reported that heContinue Reading

“Captain, bring your boat closer,” an Ecuadorian naval officer orders from a launch patrolling the Gulf of Guayaquil, a route traffickers exploit to transport narcotics to the high seas. Guayaquil, on Ecuador’s southern Pacific coast, has become a crucial site for the transportation of hundreds of tonnes of narcotics, primarilyContinue Reading