FM of Iran Opens New Consulate in Syria

DAMASCUS: Foreign Minister of Iran inaugurated his country’s new diplomatic post here on Monday (8th April, 2024) a week after a deadly strike blamed on Israel destroyed the former premises. Tehran, a key Damascus ally, has vowed to avenge last Monday’s air strike on the Iranian embassy’s consular section that killed seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]

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Pakistan-KSA to expedite $5B investment package

MAKKAH (Al-Safa Palace): Regional and global developments of mutual interest, including the state of affairs in Gaza were discussed in a meeting between PM Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince/PM Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud here on Sunday (7th April, 2024) during the former’s three-day KSA visit. Emphasis was placed on the Kingdom’s […]

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Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital in ruins: WHO

UNITED NATIONS: With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has now become “totally inadequate” following six months of Israeli attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has said. That’s the assessment following a WHO-led multi-agency mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza on 5 […]

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Israeli Embassies No Longer Safe: Warns Iran

TEHRAN: An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned on Sunday (7th April, 2024) that Israeli embassies are “no longer safe” after a strike in Syria which Tehran blamed on Israel killed seven Revolutionary Guards members. “The embassies of the Zionist regime are no longer safe,” Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was […]

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ANF recovers 485 kg drugs

RAWALPINDI: ANF, while conducting five operations across the country, managed to recover over 485 kg drugs and arrested eight accused. ANF informed that: 3.4 kg hashish was recovered from a passenger going to Sharjah at Peshawar Airport. In another operation, 300 kg hashish was recovered from the possession of two accused netted from Indus Highway […]

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 Earthquake hits NYC, interrupts UNSC meeting

 NEW YORK: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake, which hit New York City Friday, also interrupted a United Nations Security Council meeting on the worsening situation in the war-ravaged Gaza. As the ‘Save the Children’ representative, Janti Soeripto, was giving a moving description of the way Gaza children were impacted by the war, the tremor was felt […]

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Indian Defense Minister’s Remarks Denounced

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday (6th April, 2024) denounced the provocative remarks made by the Indian Defense Minister during a recent televised interview, in response to a media revelation regarding India’s clandestine operations within Pakistan. “Pakistan stands resolute in its intent and ability to safeguard its sovereignty against any act of aggression, as demonstrated by its […]

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PM departs to KSA

ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday (6th April, 2024) departed to KSA in a commercial airline for a visit from 6th to 8th April. This would be the prime minister’s first foreign visit since his election. He is accompanied by federal ministers Including Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Abdul Aleem Khan, Attaullah Tarar […]

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Gaza: UN Chief says 175 UN staffers have been killed

MANHATTAN: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday (5th April, 2024) called on Israel to make meaningful changes in its military tactics in besieged Gaza to avoid civilian casualties while also undergoing “a true paradigm shift” in lifesaving aid delivery. Marking six months of Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in Gaza, the UN chief said that Israel’s […]

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