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Islamabad, March 21 – As Pakistan advocates against "Islamophobia" abroad, the persistence of such conditions at home raises legitimate questions about the country's credibility. The recurring claims of Islamophobia by Islamabad on the global stage, a report has cited, call for closer scrutiny...

Tehran, March 21 Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Iran is seeking "not a ceasefire, but a complete, comprehensive, and lasting end to the war," according to Kyodo News.In a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Friday, Araghchi described the US-Israeli strikes on Iran...

March 21, New Delhi – As the conflict between the US and Iran, and Israel, entered its 22nd day, the Israeli military announced that it conducted two major waves of air strikes on Tehran and parts of central Iran, targeting weapons production facilities and sites storing ballistic missile...

Washington, March 21 – US President Donald Trump has said that his administration is considering "winding down" its military operation against Iran, while calling on South Korea, China, Japan, and other countries to get involved in efforts to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.Trump made the...

New Delhi, March 21 – The Centre on Saturday firmly rejected what it described as "baseless claims" circulating on social media that the United States had sought permission from India under the LEMOA pact to launch bombing raids on Iran from the western parts of the country.The Ministry of...

London, March 21 – The United Kingdom has agreed to allow the United States to use British bases to carry out "operations to degrade missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz," according to a Downing Street statement.The statement, released on Friday...

Washington, March 21 – The US military sank a boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific, and three people on board survived the incident, the US Southern Command said."Intelligence confirmed that the low-profile vessel was operating along known drug trafficking routes...

Baghdad, March 21 – The NATO mission in Iraq has begun temporarily withdrawing its personnel from the country due to security concerns, a high-ranking security source told the Iraqi News Agency (INA).The source described the move as a temporary measure prompted by the ongoing conflict and...

Washington, March 21 – President Donald Trump urged US allies and major global economies to take responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz, while firmly rejecting calls for a ceasefire in the ongoing Iran conflict.“The United States doesn’t use the Strait; we don’t need it…Europe needs...

Washington, March 20 – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran's navy was now "at the bottom of the sea" as he opened a White House event honoring the Navy midshipmen with an extended defense of US military action against Tehran.Speaking at the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation...

New York, March 20 – The rift between US President Donald Trump and NATO deepened on Friday as he called members of the alliance “cowards” and warned that he would “remember” their refusal to help open the Strait of Hormuz.“Without the USA, NATO IS A PAPER TIGER,” he wrote on Truth Social.He...

Kabul, March 20 – Khas Kunar police command spokesperson Farid Dehqan accused the Pakistani military of carrying out rocket attacks in Kunar province, Afghanistan, according to local media reports on Friday.Dehqan stated that the Pakistani military fired around 25 shells in several areas of...

Kabul, March 20 – Afghanistan's Chief of Armed Forces, Fasihuddin Fitrat, has accused the Pakistani military of violating the ceasefire along the Durand Line, local media reported on Friday.According to a statement released by Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence, several people were killed in...

Kabul/Islamabad, March 20 – A leading international human rights organization raised serious concerns under international humanitarian law regarding the recent Pakistani airstrike on a rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed over 400 civilians and injured more than 200 others...

Jerusalem, March 20 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran no longer has the capability to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles.Speaking at a press conference on Thursday evening, Netanyahu said, "(Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei ordered the renewal of missile and...

Jerusalem, March 19 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and briefed him on the ongoing conflict in West Asia."We value our special strategic partnership with India, the world's largest democracy," he said in a post on X.Sa'ar...

Washington, March 19 – US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticised sections of the American media on Thursday, accusing them of trying to undermine the country's war effort and downplay military gains in the conflict with Iran.Speaking at a Pentagon news conference alongside Joint...

Washington, March 19 – The United States has struck more than 7,000 targets inside Iran and is intensifying operations, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth asserting that Tehran's military capabilities have been significantly degraded even as the conflict enters a more aggressive phase."We are...

Kabul, March 19 – Pakistani military forces fired over 70 artillery shells in Afghanistan's Kunar province, local media reported on Thursday, citing officials. The incident occurred during Eid al-Fitr, when Afghanistan and Pakistan had announced a temporary ceasefire.Zia-ur-Rahman Spin Ghar...

Islamabad, March 19 Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, said on Thursday that the country "will not tolerate the use of Afghan soil for conducting terrorism against its people."Munir made the statement during an interaction with Ulema of...