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The US has approved nearly $2.7b in new aid for Ukraine including $675m in arms supplies as the country battles Russia’s invasion. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the package at a meeting with dozens of fellow ministers at the US air base in Ramstein, Germany. Military aid includes howitzers, munitions,…

In India, at least 26 muslims have been arrested for offereing congregational prayer in a house in Uttar Pradesh state. Superintendent of Police, Moradabad, Sandeep Kumar said scores of people assembled at the house of two locals in Dulhepur village without any notice and offered prayers. They had been cautioned…

Pakistan has strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist arrack in Mogadishu, Somalia which has resulted in loss of innocent lives and injuries to many others. In a statement, spokesperson of the foreign office Asim Iftikhar Ahmad expressed heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and pray for speedy…

A two-member delegation of the National Security Division led by Secretary NSD Engineer Aamir Hasan attended the 17th Meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the SCO member held in Tashkent from 18th to 20th of this month. During the meeting, a protocol of the 17th meeting of…

China has renewed its calls for the international community to engage with the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan. Talking to the reporters in New York, China’s UN envoy Zhang Jun said it is important to engage with the new administration to give them guidance and confidence so that they can…

A two-membered delegation will attend the 17th Meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Member States on 18th and 19th of this month in Tashkent.  The delegation will be led by Federal Secretary, National Security Division Engineer Aamir Hasan and Joint Secretary, NSD Syed Ahmed Maroof. …

The emir of Kuwait has officially named his son retired general Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Jaber Al-Sabah as new prime minister, replacing caretaker premier Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid. According to Kuwait News Agency, Sheikh Ahmad was deputy prime minister and interior minister in the outgoing government, which had submitted its resignation…

The Interim Afghan government says it has implemented all commitments made in Doha agreement. Responding to remarks of US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, Deputy Spokesman of the Taliban government Bilal Karimi said the interim government is committed to ensuring the rights of all citizens, including women and minorities according…

Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, is expected to confirm his resignation after three key parties in his broad coalition did not participate in a confidence vote on the conditions he set for his government continuing. The former European Central Bank chief told the senate earlier on Wednesday that the survival of…

In Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the country’s new President. He will face the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restore order after months of mass protests. Ranil Wickremesinghe roundly defeated his main rival for the job, Dullus Alahapperuma, with 134 to…

The Amnesty International said that the Myanmar military has been committing war crimes by laying landmines on a “massive scale” in and around villages in southeastern Kayah state. Matt Wells, Amnesty International’s crisis response deputy director said in a statement that at a time when the world has overwhelmingly banned…

In India, eight hundred and nineteen Indian armed forces’ personnel committed suicide in the last five years. This was stated by Indian Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. The minister said…

European commission president Ursula von der Leyen is meeting Azerbaijani officials in Bakuon Monday, and is expected to close a deal to increase imports of natural gas to the EU.The deal would help the EU reduce its reliance on Russian energy, and could also addressconcerns over gas supplies after the…

Arab Parliament has welcomed the Jeddah Summit for opening new horizons of coordination and cooperation to address the security and economic challenges witnessed by Arab region. In a press statement, Arab Parliament Speaker Adel bin Abdul Rahman Al-Asoomi expressed full support for all Arab and international efforts aimed at achieving…

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to Maldives on a military jet, amid mass protests over economic crisis in the country. Rajapaksa arrived in the Maldian capital, Male early on Wednesday morning. He had been in hiding after crowds stormed his residence on Saturday. The president had earlier pledged…

The funeral of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was held in central Tokyo on Tuesday. Abe was shot dead while delivering a speech last week. Besides Abe’s wife Akie, Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida, some lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and business leaders attended the funeral. Memorial services are scheduled to…

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated with religious fervour in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries on Saturday. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman have greeted Hajj pilgrims and all Muslims in the world on Eid Al-Adha. They also prayed for…

In Sri Lanka, thousands of protesters broke through police barricades and stormed the President’s official residence in Colombo on Saturday. Some protesters, holding national flags and helmets, broke into the President’s residence and were seen packing into rooms and corridors, shouting slogans against President. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was removed from…

Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim on Friday delivered the Hajj sermon with the status of khateeb [speaker] of Hajj at Masjid-e-Nimrah, as Muslims from across the world gathered in Makkah to offer the pilgrimage which is one of the key obligations of Islam. Huge crowds of Muslim pilgrims scaled Mount…

Former prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in…

The process of moving over one million Hujjaj, including more than eighty four thousand Pakistanis, to Mina for performing Hajj Rituals is in progress.   Our special correspondent in Makkah, Ijaz Hussain reports that they will offer five prayers in Mina tomorrow (Thursday).              The…