China will consider taking part in a peace conference aimed at ending the war in Ukraine which neutral Switzerland plans to host in the coming months, the Asian country’s ambassador to Bern was quoted as saying on Monday. Wang Shihting, China’s ambassador to Switzerland, said in an interview with the Neue Zuercher Zeitung that all […]
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol joined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other foreign officials this week in calling for measures to counter digital threats to freedom as Seoul hosted the Summit for Democracy. The event is the third of its kind after US President Joe Biden established the summit in 2021. WHAT […]
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Seoul’s Unification Ministry on Monday added its voice to growing speculation around Kim Jong Un’s succession plans, saying they have not “ruled out” that his daughter could be next in line to lead North Korea. Pyongyang state media on Saturday referred to Kim’s teenage daughter as a “great person of guidance” — “hyangdo” in Korean […]
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will resume today hearing of appeals filed by PTI founder, his wife Bushra Bibi, and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi against their convictions in the cipher and Toshakhana cases. A special bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb […]
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A resolution condemning the attack on Mir Ali’s checkpost of North Waziristan was submitted to the Punjab Assembly. The resolution was submitted by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s (PML-N’s) member of Punjab Assembly Kanwal Liaquat advocate. In the resolution, it was stated that this house (Punjab Assembly) strongly condemns the cowardly attack of the enemy […]
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The Lahore High Court on Monday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former federal minister Moonis Elahi’s wife Tahirim Elahi. A division bench headed by Justice Shahram Sarwar Chaudhary heard the prosecution’s request for cancellation of the bail of Rasakh Elahi, Tahirim Elahi and others. The court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant […]
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Security forces killed eight terrorists including their commander during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, media wing of the Pakistan Army (ISPR), security forces conducted an operation on tip-off about the presence of terrorists in North Waziristan. After fierce exchange of fire, eight terrorists including high value terrorist commander […]
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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered re-polling on PB-50 Qilla Abdullah constituency of Balochistan Assembly. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa conducted the hearing on the petition of Awami National Party’s (ANP) Zamurd Khan. The apex court gave its verdict with the mutual consent of all political parties including the Election […]
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Taiwan on Saturday warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near frontline islands close to China for a second day in a row, as tensions simmer across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s coast guard said four Chinese coast guard boats on Saturday morning entered the restricted waters of Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, […]
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In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they face “systemic abuse” and torture, rights advocates warn, calling for international action. Members of several Israeli NGOs travelled to Geneva this week to raise concerns before the United Nations about a major “crisis” inside the […]
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