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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared an “Easter truce” for 30 hours over the weekend, slightly extending his unilateral, monthlong ceasefire on Ukrainian energy infrastructure which expired last Friday. Long-distance attacks between Russia and Ukraine came to a halt during that period, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed extending the truce for at least 30 days. Putin rejected the offer, saying Zelenskyy wasn’t serious about a ceasefire, which mirrored Zelenskyy’s view of Putin. “There were no air raid alerts on Easter, and some sectors of the front line remained quiet. This proves it is possible – it’s possible when Russia chooses…
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman receives PM Shahbaz Sharif upon his arrival for a state visit on April 30, 2022. — PM OfficeOfficials brief NA, Senate standing committees on Hajj quota issue.Private Hajj operators to be unable to secure complete refund.Advance payments sent to Riyadh via DG Hajj to be reimbursed.ISLAMABAD: Officials from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Director General (DG) of Hajj have said that the issue concerning the fate of the remaining 67,000 applicants can only be solved at the level of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), The…
Kashmiri Muslims protest to condemn the killing of tourists by gunmen in Pahalgam, about 90km from Srinagar, IIOJK, on April 23, 2025. — AFPNEW DELHI: Students from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have reported harassment and intimidation in India after a deadly attack in the disputed Himalayan region killed more than two dozen Indian men, a student association said on Thursday.Gunmen killed 26 men — all Indian except one Nepali — in the tourist hotpot of Pahalgam on Tuesday, the deadliest attack on civilians in the occupied Muslim-majority territory since 2000.Survivors said the gunmen targeted men, sparing those…
Members of civil society are holding protest against building new canals to draw additional water from the Indus River at Larkana-Sukkur road in Naundero on April 23, 2025. —PPIImportant supply chain connections broken.Raw supplies stranded at Karachi Port.Tawab warned situation could trigger shortages.KARACHI: Sending shockwaves across the country’s economy, six-day National Highway blockage by Sindh’s protesters has paralysed supply networks and halted local trade and industrial activities, The News reported.The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) said on Wednesday that companies are facing extreme financial losses as shipments are still stuck and a growing container backlog is turning…
Insiders shed light into Rihanna’s desires to parent a daughter wtih A$AP RockyRihanna reportedly has her life plans with A$AP Rocky laid out, and they involve more children. Everything has been broken down by a well-placed insider, and per their findings, “Ri loves being a boy mum, but it’s no secret she really wants a little girl, so people have been recommending all sorts of old wives’ remedies to her to increase her chances.”And “Ri-Ri and Rocky don’t really have a limit on how many kids they want to have. They both just say they want however many God will…
The United States buys $235.6bn more in goods than it sells to the 27 countries that make up the European Union (EU). That $236bn gap, known as the trade deficit, is something US President Donald Trump wants to reduce. In an effort to close the gap, on April 2 the US imposed a 20 percent tariff on goods imported from the EU, aimed at reducing European exports to the US and encouraging domestic production. In addition, the EU faces a 25 percent US tariff on steel, aluminium and cars. In response, the EU decided to impose retaliatory tariffs on $23.8bn…
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Fishermen pull a fishing net as they catch fish along the Indus River, Hyderabad, Pakistan June 11, 2017. — Reuters The Indus Waters Treaty is an international agreement that was signed between Pakistan and India in 1960 with the mediation of the World Bank. Its purpose was to regulate the distribution of river waters between the two countries in order to prevent disputes over water usage.Details of the Treaty1. Division of riversUnder the treaty, six major rivers were categorised into two distinct groups. Eastern Rivers: Sutlej, Beas, RaviIndia received full control over these rivers.Western Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, ChenabThe treaty allocated the water…
Indian PM Narendra Modi delivers a speech in Bihar state on April 24, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@narendramodiAttackers to be made to pay beyond their imagination: Modi.Indian premier vows to make every effort to ensure justice.Says country will identify, track and punish those responsible.NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed to punish backers and those responsible for carrying out attack against tourists in the Pahalgam area in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), resulting in over two dozen fatalities.”I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer [….]…