Author: Disha Mishra
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) report that as of 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, 18 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels, and one official ship were detected operating near the island. Seven aircraft from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the southwestern part of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), as per Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND). Taiwan responded by deployed coastal-based missiles and disptched aircraft to closely moniter the sitution. “18 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until…
Pakistan has reported its 56th polio case of the year, with the latest detection in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to Dawn. As per Dawn report, Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, remains one of the last two nations in the world where polio is still endemic. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) confirmed the latest case through the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Islamabad’s National Institutes of Health (NIH). Balochistan province leads the tally with the most number of cases, 26, followed by 15 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including seven from Dera Ismail Khan. Sindh province…
The India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, described India’s Constitution as a dynamic, ever-evolving force that serves as a guiding framework for both the present and future of the nation. During the Constitution Day celebrations at the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Modi highlighted that, his government’s commitment to advancing the welfare of citizens in alignment with the Constitution’s values. He highlighted initiatives aimed at enhancing the ease of living for citizens. Prime Minister Modi also referenced the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, marking its anniversary, and reaffirmed that any terrorist groups threatening India’s security would face a strong response. “This…
According to ARY News report, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, entered the capital city of Islamabad on Tuesday, marking the start of a crucial protest demanding the release of PTI founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison. The rally, which includes convoys from Hazara Division, DI Khan, and Balochistan, joined Gandapur’s motorcade at the Hakla interchange, ARY News report. Prominent figures such as Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan’s wife, along with other senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders are participating in the protest. The protest comes after unsuccessful negotiations between the…
Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan on Monday, has called for her husband’s release as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s convoys head towards Islamabad in a wake of ”Final Call” protests. (Reported by Dawn) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founded by Imran Khan has launched a nationwide demonstration demanding freedom of its leader. According to Dawn report, Bushra Bibi stated that the march would continue until Imran Khan was released. While adressing the supporters near the Hazra Interchange, Bushra Bibi declared, “We will not end this march until Imran is with us.” She said,…
During a seminar at the Karachi Press Club on Sunday, the Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) in Pakistan has demanded the revocation of all the discriminatory laws and violence against women in Pakistan. The seminar was titled ‘Women’s resistance knows no borders’ and was conducted to recognise the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. (The Dawn reported) The event was attended by several political, social, and rights activists. Asad Iqbal Butt, the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), presided over the event. (Reported By the Dawn) The Participants advocated for the creation of anti-harassment…
G Balasubramanian, an Indian Foreign Service officer (1998), has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Maldives. G Balasubramanian, currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he is expected to take up his new assignment shortly. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement on Monday said, “G. Balasubramanian (IFS:1998), presently High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Maldives.””He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the statement added. Currently,…
one Baloch fisherman was killed, and another was injured in an alleged attack by Pakistani coastguards in the Jiwani area of Gwadar district, Balochistan. The incident occurred when a fishing boat carrying Abdul Ghaffar Baloch and Abdul Sadiq was reportedly rammed by coastguards. Abdul Ghaffar died at the scene, while Abdul Sadiq sustained injuries. Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), claimed that the attack was ordered by Coastguard Major Ahmed. In a statement on X, Paank condemned the incident as a “blatant misuse of power and violence against civilians” and called for an investigation to…
After the devastating Kurrum terror attack in Pakistan ,Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri, the central chairman of the Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWM), declared three days of national mourning. The protests and rallies took place on Friday throughout the Sindh province and other major cities across Pakistan to condem the assault on a convoy of passenger vehicle in Lower Kurrum, which led to the deaths of atleast 42 individuals.(DAWN) This violence is the latest in a series of attacks in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, occurring just days after another deadly attack on a convoy in the same area.…