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PTI suspends Islamabad sit-in after crackdown

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called off its protest sit-in in Islamabad following violent clashes between security forces and protesters.

2 months Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire goes into effect

Islamabad residents in panic as PTI protest intensifies

Army called in after 5 security men killed in Islamabad

IEA removal from terror list not being impeded: Russia

Pajhwok Monitor

24 Nov 2024 - 10:44

Moscow will not impede the process of denotifying the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) as a terrorist entity, says a top Russian diplomat.

Climate deal sealed, poorer nations to get $300b

Sohrab Sarwari

24 Nov 2024 - 10:21

The COP29 summit has ended, with wealthy countries pledging to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to poorer nations to help them deal with impacts of climate change, a media report said on Sunday.

18 people killed, 30 injured in Kurram district clashes

Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat

23 Nov 2024 - 20:28

Eighteen people have been killed and another 30 injured in fresh clashes in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Saturday.

Afghan citizen shot dead by FBR officer in Peshawar

S.Muddasir Ali Shah

23 Nov 2024 - 14:06

An Afghan citizen has been gunned down by a senior customs officer in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Putin touts stock of new Russian missiles

Pajhwok Monitor

23 Nov 2024 - 12:10

Amid an escalating war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country has a stock of powerful new missiles ready for use.

Trump makes flurry of nominations for top slots

Pajhwok Monitor

23 Nov 2024 - 11:35

The US president-elect has nominated several new cabinet choices, including his treasury and labour secretaries.

281 aid workers killed globally this year, says OCHA

Abdullah Azizi

23 Nov 2024 - 10:59

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says at least 281 aid workers have been killed globally so far during the current year.

Attack on Israel definite, inevitable: Araqchi

Pajhwok Afghan News

22 Nov 2024 - 13:38

Iran’s Foreign Minister Sayed Abbas Araqchi has said his country will respond to Israel’s attack in compliance with international law and this decision was definite and inevitable.

US vetoes UNSC resolution seeking Gaza ceasefire

Abdullah Azizi

21 Nov 2024 - 11:58

The United States has vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a media report said on Thursday.