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Toshakhana-judge threatening case: Non-bailable warrants issued against Imran Khan

Islamabad: Two non-bailable warrants were issued against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan after he failed to appear in courts in cases linked to the Toshakhana reference and threatening woman additional district and sessions judge, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Dacoits abduct police check-post in Kandhkot, 2 cops abducted

Kandhkot: Dacoits targeted a police check-post and abducted two cops at   Sindh’s Kandhkot region in Pakistan recently, media reports said.

Rights violation: Overseas Pakistan Christian Association protests in Netherlands

The Overseas Pakistan Christian Association (OPCA) last week protested in the Netherlands over the violation of the rights of Christian women and girls in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Karachi Police Office attack mastermind killed during encounter

Karachi: The mastermind behind the Karachi Police Office attack on Feb 17 has been killed during an encounter, media reports said.

Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest nine terrorists from Bandarban

Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion personnel of Bangladesh have arrested nine members of the terrorist group Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya from Bandarban, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Two security guards killed in IED blast

Quetta: At least two security guards died in an IED blast that targeted the convoy of Mir Sardar Khan Rind, son of MPA Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, at Kachhi region in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 4 die in road mishap in Mymensingh

Mymensingh: At least four people died when a microbus in which they were travelling turned over and caught fire in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city on Monday.

Twenty-two killed after migrant boat capsizes off Madagascar

Antananarivo: At least 22 people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in Southern Africa, Madagascar's port authority said on Sunday evening.

No FIR still filed in PTI worker's death

Islamabad: Pakistan police are yet to register a case on the death of PTI worker Ali Bilal even as his post-mortem result showed he died due to excessive injuries.

Pakistan likely to miss wheat production target once again

Islamabad: Pakistan might once again miss the target of producing  1.7 million tonnes of wheat in the current fiscal year, media reports said.

Pakistan: Police officials involved in baton-charging Islamabad Aurat March participants have been suspended

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the police personnel in Islamabad, who were involved in baton-charging the participants of Aurat March, an event held in different cities of Pakistan on International Women's Day, have been suspended.

Afghanistan: Carpet weavers of Badakhshan facing challenges everyday to execute their task

Female carpet weavers of Afghanistan's Badakhshan region are facing regular challenges despite working hard regularly to create their handicrafts due to the lack of a carpet processing center and a suitable market for selling them.

US spy agency sees China will exert more pressure on Taiwan during Xi's third term

Taipei: A report released by a US intelligence community has said Beijing will continue to press Taiwan on unification and try to undercut US influence in the region as Chinese leader Xi Jinping begins his third term as the President of the country.

Tibetans protest in Vienna to mark National Uprising Day

Vienna: Tibetans marked the National Uprising Day in Vienna city of Austria on Friday by protesting  in front of Chinese Embassy against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan diaspora members protest in Vienna against Taliban atrocities against women, children

Vienna: Austrian city of Vienna recently witnessed Afghanistan diaspora members, including women associated with Afghan diaspora organizations AKIS (Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidaritat), staging a protest against the Taliban rulers of the South Asian country.

More than 500 people graduate from Afghanistan's Jihadist school

Kabul: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, a group that seized power in the South Asian country in 2021, has said more than 500 people have graduated from Jihadist schools in Helmand, Laghman, and Sar-e-Pol provinces.

Expert expresses concerns over imports of $1bn worth pulse by agrarian country like Pakistan

Islamabad: The University of Agriculture of Faisalabad (UAF) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan has said Pakistan's move of importing pulses worth $1 billion every year is a matter of concern for the country.

School girls poisoned in Iran: Over 100 suspects arrested

Iranian authorities have arrested more than 100 people in connection with the recent suspected poisoning of girl students across the country, local media reports said.

Türkey-Syria quakes: Migration chief hails ‘proud and brave’ citizens of Antakya

The head of the UN migration agency IOM, stood in the middle of the ancient Turkish city of Antakya on Saturday, and called on the international community to “strengthen its efforts” to ensure aid reaches the millions impacted by last month’s deadly earthquakes.

French Senate ratifies pension reform bill despite countrywide protest

Paris: The French Senate on Saturday approved the country's pension reform plan, despite the hundreds of thousands of people who have taken to the streets to protest a significant policy change that could define President Emmanuel Macron's second five-year term.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth

Los Angeles: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft came down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Saturday, NASA said.

One person killed, 8 injured in blast at cultural center in northern Afghanistan - Reports

Kabul: One person was killed, and eight others were critically injured on Saturday in a blast at a cultural center in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the Balkh province, Afghan broadcaster Ariana News reported.

UK, France seek to develop new cruise missile by 2030: Joint Declaration

London: London and Paris have flagged their intention to build a new jointly-developed cruise anti-ship missile by 2030, according to a statement released following a France-UK summit on Friday.

Turkey neutralizes interpol red notice terrorist of PKK, says Interior Minister

Ankara: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday that a top terrorist of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a subject of an Interpol red notice for internationally wanted persons, Hamiyet Yalcinkaya, was neutralized.

Over 4,000 illegal migrants arrived in Italy by sea in last 4 days: Reports

Rome: More than 4,000 undocumented migrants have arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean Sea in the past four days, Italian broadcaster RaiNews24 reported on Saturday.

Pakistan: Three die in Swabi car attack

Swabi: At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked their car in  Razaar area of Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.

Syria: Guterres demands ‘renewed energy’ for peace as war enters 12th year

New York: Support provided to Syria following the recent deadly earthquakes must be directed towards finding a political solution to the civil war, now entering its 12th year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.

Ukraine: UN aid trucks reach frontline town of Chasiv Yar

New York: A three-truck convoy of aid from UN agencies reached the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar on Friday, close to the most intense battle of the war on the eastern front, for the shattered city of Bakhmut.

UN observes first International Day against Islamophobia

New York: The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to Combat Islamophobia with a special event in the General Assembly Hall, where speakers upheld the need for concrete action in the face of rising hatred, discrimination and violence against Muslims.

Pakistan: Police, student, among four dead in Bannu firing

Four people, including a policeman, died and six others were hurt when unknown assailants opened fire on them near a private school on DI Khan Road in Pakistan on Thursday.