For over a century, camel caravans laden with silk, jade, porcelain, and spices traversed the expansive deserts of China’s far-western frontier. These caravans, carrying merchandise from China and Central Asia, endured a grueling journey, crisscrossing the formidable Pamir and Tianshan mountain ranges en route to Kashgar — an oasis town at the heart of the […]
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday that planned airdrops of aid into the Gaza Strip would not solve severe food shortages caused by months of restrictions on the entry of supplies. “Airdrops will not reverse the deepening starvation. They are expensive, inefficient & can even kill starving civilians,” UNRWA chief […]
Police in India have arrested a man accused of running a fake embassy from a rented house near New Delhi and duping job seekers out of money with promises of overseas employment. Harsh Vardhan Jain, 47, was operating an “illegal West Arctic embassy by renting a house” in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, which neigbhours the capital, […]
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a third straight day on Saturday, as a border conflict that has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 150,000 from their homes spread across the frontier. Clashes broke out for the first time in the countries’ coastal regions where they meet on the Gulf […]
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was talking with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand in a bid to end their border conflict that has left at least 33 people dead. “Just spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the War with Thailand,” Trump, who is on a visit to Scotland, […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to the Maldives on Saturday, renewing ties by offering infrastructure projects and vital financial assistance to the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation. Regional powerhouse India had been concerned that its small, yet strategically located neighbour was drifting towards the orbit of its rival China following the 2023 […]
Senator Faisal Vawda has commended the FBR chairman for dismissing an official whose video, showing him mistreating a traffic police officer, had gone viral. Taking to his X account, Vawda said, “The timely suspension and dismissal of the FBR officer from his job is an expression of your good intentions for Pakistan”. “We have to […]
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has sprung into action against YouTubers and social media activists following the orders of the Supreme Court. The YouTubers and social media activists had spread negative propaganda during the court trials of the May 9 cases. The NCCIA has shortlisted around 50 YouTubers and social media accounts that […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred the prestigious Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) award on General Michael E Kurilla, Commander of the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), in recognition of his contributions to regional security and the strengthening of bilateral military ties, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public […]
As torrential rains continue to batter Gilgit-Baltistan, Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan sounded the alarm on Saturday, urging the federal government to step in with a relief package of Rs6 to 7 billion to begin rebuilding the region’s battered infrastructure. With much of the region left hanging by a thread, he urged Prime Minister Shehbaz […]