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Beijing, March 19 China welcomed a temporary pause in fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday, while downplaying reports of its failure to enforce a ceasefire between the two neighbors.China welcomed the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by Pakistan and Afghanistan during the...

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...

Pakistan and Afghanistan have announced a temporary ceasefire in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr. Following a request from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar, the Afghan government accused Islamabad of killing 400 people in an attack on a rehabilitation hospital in Kabul the day before. Pakistan's...

Kabul, March 19 – Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a "temporary halt" to hostilities on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, following appeals from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar, even as tensions remain high after Kabul accused Islamabad of carrying out a deadly strike that killed hundreds...

Islamabad, March 18 – Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a "temporary pause" in fighting on Wednesday, in view of Eid-ul-Fitr, at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar, a day after the Afghan government accused Islamabad of killing 400 people in an attack on a rehabilitation hospital in...

March 18, New Delhi – A meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers is taking place in light of the ongoing Iranian attacks on countries in the region, with the participation of several foreign ministers from Arab, Islamic, and regional countries.Representatives from Azerbaijan, Bahrain...

Orleans (France), March 18 India's Kidambi Srikanth was eliminated in the first round of the men's singles event, while Anmol Kharb and Tanvi Sharma advanced to the round of 16 in the women's singles event of the Orleans Masters Super Badminton tournament, here on Wednesday.Srikanth, a former...

Kathmandu, March 17 – The Nepali government has decided to partially resume issuing labor approvals previously suspended to send migrant workers to parts of the Gulf region, even as the region remains affected by the ongoing US-Iran conflict.Following joint US and Israeli attacks on Iran on...

New Delhi, March 17 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued summons to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in a defamation case filed by the Congress, which alleged that he had falsely claimed that the Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkey is the office of the political party.Justice Mini...

Ankara, March 16 – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the Donald Trump administration to include Turkey on the Special Watch List (SWL) for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom pursuant to the International Religious...

Ankara/Istanbul, March 13 – The Turkish Defence Ministry said on Friday that it had intercepted a ballistic missile from Iran that entered Turkish airspace."A ballistic missile fired from Iran and entering Turkish airspace has been neutralized by NATO air and missile defence elements deployed...

New Delhi, March 12 Subrata Paul, the AIFF's director of national teams, defended the preparations for the AFC Women's Asian Cup, describing them as "quite extensive," despite India's group-stage exit from the tournament in Australia.The team was eliminated from the tournament after losing all...

Mexico City, March 11 – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that 1,009 Mexican nationals have left the conflict zone in the Middle East.During her daily press conference on Tuesday, Sheinbaum said that the Mexican nationals traveled by land and Turkey is one of the countries with...

Mumbai, March 6 Actor Salman Khan praised veteran star Kabir Bedi, calling him the “original Tiger of India,” while reminiscing about the iconic 1976 television series, Sandokan.Salman used his Instagram stories to praise Kabir Bedi for creating history nearly five decades ago by becoming the...

March 05, New Delhi — Azerbaijan warned on Thursday that it is preparing a response after two Iranian drones crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan region. The incident has raised concerns about the Middle East conflict spreading further.The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry...

March 5, New Delhi: A ballistic missile launched from Iran and aimed at Turkey via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defense systems.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that Turkey is providing the necessary warnings to prevent a recurrence of the incident, hours after...

Washington, March 5 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with foreign ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia as Washington intensified diplomatic consultations on Iran and the wider Middle East, the State Department said.The calls focused on recent developments involving...

Bengaluru, March 3 The Karnataka government said on Tuesday that 18 of the 283 people from Karnataka stranded in conflict-affected West Asian countries returned home on Tuesday morning.Details of all those people from the state stranded in the Gulf region have been forwarded to the Ministry of...

New Delhi, March 2 – The fragile ceasefire between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan collapsed when the latter declared an open war with Kabul. The first round of strikes went in Pakistan's favour, and this boosted its army's morale.Pakistan may be ahead of Afghanistan in terms of air power, but...

Islamabad, February 28 Pakistani authorities said that approximately 300 members of the Afghan Taliban and their allied terrorist groups have been killed so far as the operation against them was ongoing, it emerged on Sunday.Information Minister Attaullah Tarar in a late-night update said that...