The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday said Afghan authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui. Pulitzer Prize winner Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the town of Spin Boldak, near the border with […]
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US, Central Asian foreign ministers hold C5+1 summit in Uzbekistan
US officials and Central Asian Foreign Ministers have concluded the C5+1 meeting, mainly focused on Afghanistan issues, in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent on Friday. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister […]
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South African President admits government was poorly prepared for violent protests
The South African government was poorly prepared for the wave of violent protests in the country following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, incumbent leader Cyril Ramaphosa said. “As this government, we must acknowledge that we were poorly prepared for an orchestrated campaign of public violence, destruction and sabotage of this nature. While […]
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Forces are leaving but US is not leaving Afghanistan, says envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
The US and NATO forces are leaving Afghanistan but the US is not leaving the country and will remain engaged while supporting the peace process, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday. “Forces are leaving but the US is not leaving Afghanistan. America will remain engaged. It will support the peace process and […]
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UK Carrier Strike Group on way for exercises with Indian Navy
The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed into the Indian Ocean Region having recently transited the Suez Canal. Following a series of successful engagements and operations in the Mediterranean, it is now sailing east across the Indian Ocean towards India. It will meet with ships […]
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Automobile exports reached 23.6 billion dollar in first half, highest in 7 years
Automobile exports in the first half of 2021 achieved the highest performance in seven years despite difficulties in procurement automobile components due to COVID-19 outbreak. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) announced on the 15th that the automobile exports in the first half of this year increased by 49.9 […]
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Beijing postpones CPEC meeting after death of 9 Chinese nationals in Pak bus blast
After the death of 9 Chinese nationals following a massive blast on a bus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province, Beijing has postponed the important meeting of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that was scheduled to be held on Friday. Major General Asim Bajwa, the head of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and former spokesperson of the Pakistan Army, in a […]
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US won’t ease ban on remittances to Cuba amid unrest over economic crisis: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said his administration will not ease restrictions on remittances sent from US residents to relatives in Cuba because the Cuban government will likely confiscate the money. On Sunday, thousands of Cubans took part in the biggest anti-government protest in Cuba in recent years to express dissatisfaction with what they believe to be a lack of freedom and […]
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California’s Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate
Los Angeles County’s health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals’ vaccination status. “New Health Officer Order will require masking indoors regardless of vaccination status,” the healthy agency said in an advisory on Thursday. The advisory said the mask mandate will go into effect on Sunday. Los Angeles County health officials are […]
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After Singapore, Bhutan adopts India’s BHIM-UPI
Bhutan has become the first country to adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) standards for its quick response (QR) code. It is also the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant locations, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), said on Tuesday. NPCI is an umbrella organisation for operating […]
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Fugitive diamantaire Choksi reaches Antigua, to undergo medical treatment
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has just landed in Antigua and is expected to be shifted to his home Jolly Harbour. As per a local Antiguan newspaper, Choksi arrived here on a private plane and was met at the airport by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He will be […]
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China building another enclave in Sri Lanka: Colombo Port City
China is building yet another enclave in Sri Lanka, Colombo Port City (CPC), raising concerns not only about its impact on local livelihood and traditional ways of being but even on the environment and the sovereign status of the land that would constitute the City. As per International Forum for […]
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EAM Jaishankar likely to hold bilateral meet with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi today
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is likely to hold a bilateral meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meet in Tajikistan. This meeting will be the second face-to-face talk between Jaishankar and Wang Yi […]
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Imran Khan’s nephew barred from practicing law for attacking ex Balochistan governor’s widow
The bar council of Pakistan’s Punjab has suspended the licence of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nephew over allegations of attacking the widow of former Balochistan governor Nawab Akbar Bugti. Dawn reported that Hassaan Khan Niazi, the nephew of the prime minister has been punished by Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) vice-chairman Amjad Iqbal Khan on Tuesday […]
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Afghanistan shifts country’s development budget to defence projects
Afghanistan government has stopped all development projects following a reduction in revenues and escalation in security expenses, local media reported Tuesday. Based on the decision, the budget for “optional projects” or the ones that are implemented by the government but funded by donors have been stopped, Tolo News reported citing The Finance […]