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Islamabad, March 26 – More than 669,000 people in Pakistan are affected by tuberculosis, which causes 51,000 deaths annually, according to local media outlets, citing the latest statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on World Tuberculosis Day. Pakistan accounts for 73% of the...

Lahore, March 26 Over 33,000 Afghan nationals, including women and children, have been deported from the Punjab province of Pakistan during the ongoing crackdown launched against illegal Afghans last year, police said on Thursday.Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem said in a...

New Delhi, March 26 – As the Gulf conflict continues, disruptions in global fertilizer markets have once again highlighted the weaknesses in Pakistan's agricultural input security, according to local media reports.While domestic production has shielded Pakistan from the worst effects of the...

Srinagar, March 26 – The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted raids at multiple locations across the Valley on Thursday as part of an investigation into a transnational terror module linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist organization.A...

Chhindwara, March 26 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav criticised the Congress on Thursday for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in light of recent developments in West Asia and their impact on India.Speaking at a public rally in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, the Chief...

Islamabad, March 26 – As many as 14,343 of the 19,808 schools damaged during the devastating 2022 floods in Sindh province of Pakistan are still awaiting restoration, according to local media, citing official data. Approximately 2,268 schools were completely destroyed, while 3,197 suffered...

Dhaka, March 26 – As Bangladesh marks its Independence Day on Thursday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that anti-independence forces – supported by "domestic and foreign conspiracies" – are attempting to undermine the ideals of the country's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan...

Geneva, March 26 The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused the Pakistani authorities of serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture across Balochistan, during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva...

Mumbai, March 26 – The violence and action in "Dhurandhar: The Revenge" are deeply rooted in emotional drama and influenced by the brutal realities of the criminal world, says action director Aejaz Gulab, who was given a “free hand” by director Aditya Dhar to design these sequences.Gulab has...

March 26, New Delhi: Bangladesh observed Genocide Day on Wednesday in solemn remembrance of the victims of the brutal military crackdown carried out by Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971, under the codename Operation Searchlight.In his address, Prime Minister Rahman described the...

New Delhi, March 26 The Congress on Thursday criticized the Modi government over its reference to Pakistan's reported mediation in the West Asia conflict, saying that the "self-proclaimed world leaders'" diplomacy and narrative failures have turned a "broken country into a broker country"...

Mumbai, March 26 – Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri announced his next project, “Operation Sindoor,” a film inspired by Lt Gen K. J. S. Dhillon’s book, which explores India’s covert military operations across the border.Vivek shared on Instagram that he has partnered with Bhushan Kumar, the head of...

Srinagar, March 26 The Counter Intelligence Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley on Thursday as part of its investigation into a transnational terror module operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) from Pakistan and Bangladesh, officials said.They...

Tehran, March 26 – As the conflict in West Asia continues to escalate, Iran has announced that it will not impose restrictions on vessels belonging to five "friendly" countries, including India, allowing them to pass through the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz even as access remains...

New Delhi, March 25 The Congress on Wednesday criticized the government after it called Pakistan a "broker nation" in reference to its reported mediation in the West Asia conflict, saying the "failure of Modi's diplomacy" is that a broken country is now poised to be a "broker country".The...

New Delhi, March 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has informed US President Donald Trump that the conflict in West Asia must end soon, as it is affecting everyone, according to the government, which addressed the concerns of the opposition at a meeting on Wednesday. The government also dismissed...

Quetta, March 25 – A leading human rights organization expressed serious concerns on Wednesday over the continued enforced disappearances of Baloch women at the hands of Pakistani forces.As atrocities against civilians continue to rise in Balochistan, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's...

Kabul, March 25 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, stated on Wednesday that UN experts have called for prompt, independent, and transparent investigations into the Pakistani airstrikes on the Kabul rehabilitation center.On March 16...

New Delhi, March 25 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that it has filed a chargesheet against certain nationals of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India as part of an investigation into money laundering related to a 2019 case involving the smuggling of over 580 kg of heroin along the...

Islamabad, March 25 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Wednesday about Islamabad's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the West Asia conflict.Sharif, in a statement on X, reiterated Pakistan's strong condemnation of the recent attacks on the...