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South Asia’s peace now hostage to India’s hegemonic designs: FO

Islamabad: Pakistan said peace in South Asia had become hostage to India’s hegemonic designs that included terrorist activities inside Pakistan and the unabated hostilities carried out in the Occupied Kashmir.

December 18, 2022

Religious minorities are under attack in Modi’s India: report

New Delhi: Every year, December 18 is observed as the Minorities Rights Day in India to uphold the right to freedom and equal opportunities for the minorities and create awareness about the respect and dignity of the religious and ethnic minorities.

December 18, 2022

Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists after suspensions draw backlash

New York: Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane.

Japan unveils biggest military build-up since WWII

Tokyo: Japan unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War II with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.

UK royal aide says sorry to charity boss over race comment

Britain royal aide says sorry to charity boss over race remark

London: A royal aide who resigned after asking a Black British charity director where she was “really” from at a palace reception apologized in person and promised to educate herself about racism.

UN experts call on Taliban to halt public floggings, executions

United Nations: The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of UN human rights experts said in an appeal to the ruling Taliban leadership.

PM Shehbaz lauds OIC’s ‘principled stance’ on Kashmir dispute

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its “principled position and consistent support” for the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

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Indian & Chinese soldiers battle in latest high-altitude clash on border

New Delhi: Indian troops 'illegally' crossed the border in Arunachal's Tawang and "obstructed" Chinese troops, triggering a fresh stand-off last week, reported news agency AFP. This comes hours after the country claimed that the situation along the border with India is stable.

‘No verbosity can hide crimes of Saffron terrorists in India’: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan rejected the Indian criticism of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's remarks calling PM Narendra Modi "butcher of Gujrat" and said that no verbosity can hide the crimes of the “Saffron terrorists” in the country.