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An Indian army trooper was killed and another injured during a fierce gunfight in the Machil sector of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, Xinhua reported yesterday. The clash occurred near the Line of Control (LoC), approximately 136 km northwest of Srinagar.…

Pakistan’s military has reported the killing of four terrorists during a joint intelligence-based operation in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported today. The operation, conducted late Saturday, was initiated following intelligence on the terrorists’ presence. According to…

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) organized widespread protests throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, demanding the immediate release of party founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other detained leaders, Times Of India reported yesterday. Local PTI lawmakers led rallies in all 13…

Three United Nations entities, namely the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the UN Women division, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), have published a report highlighting the repercussions of Taliban policies on women in Afghanistan. The report…

On July 26, 2024, Pakistan’s Minister for Information Technology, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, confirmed the government’s implementation of a nationwide internet firewall, dismissing fears it would suppress free speech, VOA reported today. According to the source, Khawaja characterized the firewall as…

Karachi has been identified as the second riskiest city for tourists, scoring 93.12 out of 100, Dawn reported yesterday citing a Forbes Adviser report released on July 11. The city trails only Caracas, Venezuela, which received a perfect score of…

A mass grave containing remains of at least 14 people was discovered on Wednesday near Mosul, northern Iraq, with security forces saying it dates back to when ISIS controlled the area between 2014 and 2017, The National newspaper reported. According to…

In a significant shift in visa policy aimed at attracting tourists and investors globally, Pakistan has eliminated the visa fee for citizens of 126 countries, according to the Pakistani newspaper ‘Dawn’. The prime minister of Pakistan called this move a…

Iraq’s Prime Minister’s transport advisor, Nasser al-Asadi, announced on Wednesday that implementation of the Baghdad Metro project will begin in August. In a televised interview followed by Shia Waves Agency, Al-Asadi mentioned that “Thursday is the last day for evaluating…

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced the provision of special flights to the holy city of Najaf, Pakistan Observer newspaper reported, confirming that this decision was taken to accommodate the increasing number of Pakistani citizens willing to visit the holy shrines…