Category Archives: middle east

Live blog: Palestinian resistance groups oppose foreign forces in Gaza

foreign forces in Gaza

Israel’s war on besieged Gaza — now in its 176th day — has killed at least 32,705 Palestinians and wounded 75,190 as Biden reportedly approves transfer of new bombs, warplanes to Israel.

Live blog: US seeks probe into video of Israeli army burying people alive

burying people alive

Israel’s war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 175th day — has killed at least 32,552 people and wounded 74,980 as World Court orders Israel to stop Gaza starvation crisis.

More than 40 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo: Reports

Israeli strikes on Syria

Israeli air strikes on Syria’s northern province of Aleppo have killed more than 40 people, most of them soldiers, according to news agencies and a war monitor.

Resolutions and realities: between 1940 and 2024

Lahore Resolution

It has now been 84 years since the Lahore Resolution and 77 years since the birth of Pakistan. The more we move on, the greater the contrast in some principal conditions for the vast majority of citizens: for example, the average life expectancy in the subcontinent in 1940 was only about 28 to 30 years; today, it is 68 years. Literacy at the time was barely 25 per cent; it is now over 67pc.

Kurdish groups gripped by fear as they brace for a US pullout from northeast Syria

US military withdrawal

Battered by Turkish air strikes and stalked by fears of a US military withdrawal, Washington’s Kurdish-led allies in northeast Syria are increasingly concerned they will be ditched as “collateral damage” of the war in Gaza. 

Why is Pakistan’s PTI fighting for reserved seats in parliament?

Pakistan’s PTI fighting

It is the latest setback for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. On Monday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared that the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) could not claim allocated reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies.

Iran reiterates need for inclusive government in Afghanistan

broad-based Afghan government

The Iranian ambassador to the UN stressed the need for the establishment of a broad-based Afghan government that would safeguard the rights of all ethnic groups and combat terrorism.

Live blog: US Vice President Harris calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 150th day — has killed at least 30,410 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 71,700 others. Monday, March 4, 2024 0236 GMT — United States Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and described the situation in Gaza as “devastating.” During remarks in […]

Live blog: Gaza truce talks set to resume in Cairo as heavy fighting rages

Gaza truce talks

Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 149th day — has killed at least 30,320 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 71,533 others.

Acting Foreign Minister Engages in Constructive Dialogue with Turkmenistan’s National Leader

Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi

Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, recently held a meeting with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan, in Ashgabat.