Veteran leftist Yousuf Mustikhan passes away Yousuf Mustikhan, a veteran Baloch progressive leader and president of Awami Workers Party, died early on Thursday after a prolonged struggle against cancer, party and family sources said. He was 74 and has left behind three sons and as many daughters to mourn his death. Wrapped in party’s red […]
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Qatar World Cup 2022: Alcohol to be allowed 19 hours a day
Qatar World Cup 2022: Alcohol to be allowed 19 hours a day Qatar will allow spectators at the World Cup 2022 to drink alcohol for up to 19 hours a day, but only at a venue that will be hosting a month-long music festival. This year’s World Cup is the first to be held in […]
Russian air strikes in Syria decreased since Ukraine war: says report
Russian air strikes in Syria decreased since Ukraine war: says report Russian air strikes in Syria have decreased since it invaded Ukraine in February, resulting in fewer deaths, a UK-based activist group said in a report on Friday. A total of 241 people have been killed by Russian strikes in Syria during the past year. […]
Germany approves new arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Germany approves new arms exports to Saudi Arabia The Germany’s coalition government has approved new arms export deals to Saudi Arabia, despite the ban imposed as a result of its involvement in the war in Yemen. Germany’s Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor of the Germany, Robert Habeck, confirmed in a letter to the German federal parliament […]
Major relief to public: Finance minister Ishaq Dar announces decrease in petrol prices
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announces a decrease in petrol prices. In a major relief to the inflation-hit public, the federal government Friday announced to decrease in petroleum prices by up to Rs12.63 per litre. Newly appointed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement while addressing a press conference. Some relief is in line for the […]
FBR D I Khan Zone constitutes committee for trader’s issues
FBR D I Khan Zone constitutes committee for trader’s issues The regional office of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Dera Ismail Khan Zone has constituted a committee for addressing tax-related concerns and problems of traders’ community of the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a notification issued by Commissioner Inland Revenue D I […]
Modi Govt bans Muslim group after crackdown
Modi Govt bans Muslim group after crackdown A week after raiding its offices followed by largescale arrests of members, India on Wednesday banned the Popular Front of India (PFI). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), however, did not act against the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which is considered the PFI’s political arm. A […]
Four Palestinians gunned down by Israeli forces
Four Palestinians gunned down by Israeli forces Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, pursuing a halfyear-long campaign of raids triggered by a series of lethal street attacks in Israel. Commandos, some of them undercover, were sent into the town of Jenin to capture two Palestinians suspected of carrying out […]