MAIDUGURI – At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency, residents said. The International Safety Organisation, which provides security to foreign non-governmental organisations in the northeast, said in an internal memo seen by Reuters that the […]
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BAKU – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart in a rare visit to Baku, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two neighbours. Tensions between the two have run high for years, largely due to Azerbaijan’s close ties with Iran’s arch-enemy Israel, then further exacerbated by a January […]
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NEW DELHI (Pakistan Post) – The Indian army seems out of wits as it has killed five Sikh colleagues at the Line of Control in Kashmir. Sources said two units of Indian army exchanged fire in Baramula on April 26 as a result of which five Sikhs were killed. Sources said the Border Security Force […]
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CAIRO – Negotiations held in Cairo to reach a ceasefire in Gaza were on the verge of a “significant breakthrough”, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday (Apr 28). There was no immediate comment from Israel and Hamas. Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a brief post on X that an Israeli official denied […]
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QUETTA (Pakistan Post) – In a decisive blow to enemies of peace, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and security forces on Tuesday killed seven terrorists in Choutair Ziarat area of Balochistan, Dunya News reported. The joint operation was carried out after reported presence of terrorists in the area. According to CTD officials, the operation took place […]
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on May 9 to review Pakistan’s staff-level agreement for a new $1.3 billion loan under the climate resilience programme, alongside the first review of the country’s ongoing $7 billion bailout package. According to the IMF’s official website, the session will focus on […]
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LAHORE (Pakistan Post) – Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held an important meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman here in Lahore on Tuesday, during which matters of mutual interest, rising Pakistan-India tensions, and the Palestine issue were discussed. Naqvi took Fazl into confidence regarding Pakistan’s principled stance and decisions in response […]
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SRINAGAR – More than half of the tourist destinations in India’s Kashmir region have been closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a bid to tighten security after last week’s attack on holiday-makers. The assailants segregated men, asked their names and targeted Hindus before shooting them at […]
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The Indian government is reportedly in turmoil following the failure of a false flag operation in Pahalgam, with the blame falling squarely on the head of the Indian Army’s Northern Command, Lieutenant General M.V.S. Kumar. According to official sources, the Modi administration has relieved General Kumar of his duties. He will be replaced by Lieutenant […]
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UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Post) – A Pakistani diplomat has called on the world community and the UN to halt “state terrorism and criminal oppression” of the people in India-occupied Kashmir and to implement its resolutions in a bid to resolve the decades-old dispute, as he rejected Indian allegations of indulging in “baseless propaganda” against India. […]
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