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AFP/APP New York: Fireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio, and Sydney to celebrate the entry of 2024, while in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine, rockets and strikes marked the year's earliest hours. Much of the world's population—now…

Asif Khan Islamabad: Pakistan is navigating an exceptionally challenging phase. While the country's political path has been marked by adversity since its inception, the current political turmoil presents an unparalleled threat to its…

AFP/APP Gaza: Israel carried out bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said it…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Justice Department unveiled charges on Wednesday against a man they say planned to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on American soil earlier this year under the direction of an Indian official. The…

Agencies United Nations: UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, raised alarms regarding the widening conflict amid relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza during a conference focused on establishing a nuclear…

News Desk Derna, Libya: A road accident on Sunday claimed the lives of four members of a Greek rescue team that had been deployed to Libya following the disastrous floods that struck Derna, stated Libyan Minister. Fifteen members of…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: The latest attacks on the churches and homes of the Christian faith community in Jaranwala, in the district of Faisalabad, Punjab, form part of a long line of such incidents against the Christian faith community.…

News Desk Islamabad: Alliance for Diversity and Pluralism in Media (ADPM) urges the national and local news media to encourage and adopt quality, diversity and pluralism in news reporting on the issues and rights of religious minorities.…

News Desk Abbottabad: “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our Muslim brothers and sisters during this time of severe distress,” said Hazara Division Association of Churches Chairperson Father Rafiq Javed, while condemning the desecration…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Imran Khan’s opponents have been planning and plotting for a while to take him out of the equation but things came to fore by his ill-advised and impertinent visit to Russia on the eve of Ukraine war. This truly incensed…