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Islamabad, Apr 25 (UNI) In a direct contradiction of its own stance on terrorism, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has openly admitted Islamabad’s role in “doing the US’ dirty work for three decades” through its close links with terrorist organisations. While Pakistan has been denying its culpability in the heinous Pahalgam attack which left 26…
Islamabad, Apr 25 (UNI) Following India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty — after the Pahalgam terror attack — that could affect the flow of Indus waters in Sindh province, the Pakistan government has halted its controversial canal project in Sindh. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)…
Jerusalem, Apr 25 (UNI) An Israeli tank driver was killed by sniper fire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said in a statement on Thursday. The soldier, who served in the 79th Battalion of the “Machatz” Armored Brigade, was killed “during combat in northern Gaza,” the military said, adding that his family had been…
Moscow, Apr 25 (UNI) Russia is prepared to conclude an agreement on the settlement of the conflict with Ukraine, but certain provisions of the deal still require fine-tuning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on Thursday. “The statement by the (U.S.) president (Donald Trump) mentions a deal, and we are ready to…
Moscow, Apr 25 (UNI) The UK is likely to abandon the idea of sending thousands of troops to Ukraine, which was what France wanted, because the risks are too high, the Times newspaper reported citing British sources. “The risks are too high and the forces inadequate for such a task. This was always the UK’s…
Bangkok, Apr 25 (UNI) A small police plane crashed near the shore of Thailand’s resort town of Hua Hin on Friday morning, killing six people, the Thai police said. The Thai national police said on its social media page that the aircraft of the police aviation division crashed into the sea off Cha-am District, Phetchaburi…
Gaza, Apr 25 (UNI) The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Thursday morning has reached 52 people, 39 of whom have been killed in strikes on Gaza City and northern areas of the enclave, Al Jazeera broadcaster reported, citing Palestinian medical sources. The strikes were also carried out on the cities…
Gaza, Apr 24 (UNI) Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, on Wednesday published a video showing an Israeli hostage calling for an immediate prisoner exchange, marking a fresh attempt to push for negotiations amid ongoing hostilities. In the footage, the hostage identified himself as Omri Miran, saying he had been held for a year and…
San Fancisco, Apr 24 (UNI) A coalition of 12 U.S. states sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday over “illegal tariffs” in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York. Attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Vermont filed the lawsuit to seek…
Kiev, Apr 24 (UNI) At least 12 people were injured in Russia’s airstrike on the Ukrainian capital of Kiev early Thursday morning, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. “Sviatoshynskyi district suffered the most from the enemy attack,” said the mayor on Telegram, adding that all the victims have been hospitalised. Debris from intercepted projectiles damaged non-residential buildings…
