ISLAMABAD: Strangely, what never gets traction is the complicity of Western powers and India in the enlargement of poppy plantations in the war-ravaged Afghanistan. During the period of US-NATO supported Afghan govts the enlargement of poppy plantations in the war-ravage Afghanistan was carried out on exponential
Beijing: A Chinese journalist has posted a video online that he suggested showed China’s troops escorting members of the Indian armed forces, following disputed reports that India detained Chinese soldiers during the border stand-off. A journalist from nationalistic tabloid Global Times posted the video on Twitter
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi attacked the BJP government over Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son has been arrested, and said the treatment meted out to protesting farmers by the BJP government reflects their mindset. Addressing Congress Working Committee (CWC) –
London: The Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been stabbed multiple times while holding a constituency surgery, his office and police have said. A man has been arrested. The veteran MP, who has represented Southend West in Essex since 1983, was attacked at Belfairs Methodist church
Washington DC: The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump's withdrawal three years ago. The US was elected in an uncontested ballot of member countries by the UN General Assembly. President Joe Biden
London: A COVID-19 testing laboratory in central England has been suspended over concern that it has been incorrectly giving negative PCR test results to people who are infected, the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday. NHS Test and Trace launched an investigation into a
Washington: Greece expanded a defense agreement with the United States days after ratifying a separate deal with France in a tacit signal to Turkey following high tensions. The agreement signed in Washington marks a deepening of US relations with a longstanding European ally, despite a growing
London: Carbon emissions are rebounding strongly and are rising across the world's 20 richest nations, according to a new study. The Climate Transparency Report says that CO2 will go up by 4% across the G20 group this year, having dropped 6% in 2020 due to the
Moscow: Russia will host the United States, China and Pakistan next week for talks on Afghanistan, the Kremlin's envoy to the country told Russian news agencies on Friday. News agencies cited Zamir Kabulov as saying the meeting would take place on Tuesday and that the countries
Islamabad: Pakistan condemns in strongest terms the irresponsible and provocative statement reportedly made by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, threatening with so-called “surgical strikes” in Pakistan, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). A statement issued by the MOFA termed the comments of the Indian minister