BEIRUT, LEBANON (AFP) – According to a monitor, the fighting in Syria killed 3,746 people in 2021, much less than in 2020, which had previously experienced the war’s lowest death toll in a decade. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 1,505 of those killed were civilians, with 360Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – In a soft launch today, Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation for the new model Panagahs being built in the Islamabad Capital Territory with higher standards and structure. The four new Panagahs are being erected in Islamabad’s Tarlai, Tarnol, G-9, and Mandi More sectors on theContinue Reading
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has resolved to investigate the party’s failure in the first round of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to reports, Mehmood Khan, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, provided Prime Minister Imran Khan with a report detailing infractions of the party’s policies.Continue Reading
MULTAN — Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr. Reza Baqir, has stated that the Asaan Credit Scheme (I-SAAF) will be a game changer in improving access to finance for SMEs by addressing the long-standing concern of a shortage of collateral. Dr. Reza Baqir spoke at length aboutContinue Reading
SANAA, Egypt (AFP) – UN assistance flights into Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa have been suspended due to air attacks by the Saudi-led coalition backing the government, an airport spokesman said Tuesday. “The airport is no longer able to receive planes operated by the United Nations or international humanitarian organisations” asContinue Reading
SLAMABAD — The Pakistani government launched the Mall Brother train connecting Islamabad, Tehran, and Istanbul on Tuesday. The train will depart from Margalla Railways Station, according to details. Foreign Minister (FM) of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister of Pakistan Railways Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razaq Dawood, andContinue Reading
HONG KONG (AFP) – World powers slammed Hong Kong’s closely scrutinised legislature vote on Monday, saying Beijing-imposed procedures that cut directly elected seats and limited who could run had degraded democracy in the Chinese colony. In reaction to massive and frequently deadly democratic rallies two years ago, China oversaw aContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – The death toll from the fiercest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has risen to 208, making it one of the country’s worst storms in recent years, according to the national police. Typhoon Rai wreaked havoc on the archipelago’s southern and central areas, leaving atContinue Reading
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – After earlier cameras were smashed in an incident Tehran blamed on Israel, Iran announced Sunday that technical assessment of new security cameras for the Karaj nuclear plant has begun. The new cameras were delivered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to replace ones damaged onContinue Reading
PESHAWAR – In the local government elections held in 17 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) is leading with 17 seats, followed by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with 14, Independent (7), ANP (7), PML-N (3), PPP (1), and the JI (1). (2). Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has theContinue Reading
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