The federal government has asked the Supreme Court for more time to respond in the case of the Peshawar Army Public School attack and has stated that a cabinet committee has been formed to meet with the martyrs’ parents. The Supreme Court had ordered Prime Minister Imran Khan to hear the martyrs’ parents’ comments, after […]
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Radio Begum starts voicing Afghanistan women
Radio Begum, based in Taliban-controlled Kabul, broadcasts the voices of Afghan women who have been silenced. Women-produced programmes, such as instructional shows, book readings, and call-in counselling, overwhelm the airways. For the time being, they operate with the approval of the Taliban, who retook control in August and have limited women’s and girls’ capacity to […]
Indian minister says helicopter lost contact with air traffic control minutes before crash
According to India’s defence minister, an Indian air force helicopter that crashed and killed the country’s defence chief, General Bipin Rawat, and 12 others lost contact with air traffic control seven minutes before it was supposed to land and did not send a distress call before it was discovered in flames in a forested area. […]
India’s farmers end year long protest
India’s farmers end year long protest. Farmers in India will stop a long-running strike when the government agrees to a number of outstanding requests, including promises that guaranteed pricing will be considered for all produce, not only rice and wheat, according to union leaders. “We have decided to call off the protest as most of […]
US delegation head to Vienna for nuclear talks
The US will begin indirect nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna, according to the State Department, with the Biden administration promising to give diplomacy “another chance” despite scant progress last week. Robert Malley, the Biden administration’s special envoy on Iran, and his delegation “will aim to join the negotiations over the weekend,” according to US […]
Pakistan refuses to take part in US ‘Summit for Democracy’
Pakistan has denied an invitation to the so-called “Summit for Democracy,” which the United States is hosting and which Russia and China have warned will exacerbate world divisions. Pakistan’s Foreign Office declined the invitation to the summit, which will be held online on Thursday and Friday, without giving a reason in a brief statement released […]
Gunmen attack bus in Nigeria killing 30 passengers
According to officials, dozens of people died on a bus in Nigeria after gunmen attacked them and set fire to their vehicle in a northern state. On Tuesday, gunmen known as bandits attacked a bus in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, according to police and residents. When the armed men set fire to the bus, it was […]
Jordanian Mps protest in parliament over water-for-energy deal with Israel
Tens of Jordanian MPs have walked out of a parliamentary session over a contentious water-for-energy agreement with Israel and the United Arab Emirates. After the withdrawal resulted in a loss of quorum, Speaker of the House of Representatives Abdel Karim al-Daghmi decided on Wednesday to postpone the session set to consider the deal to Monday. […]