Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope and spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. He passed away early in the morning on Easter Monday at 7:35am local time. Just a day earlier, he had appeared in St. Peter’s Square to greet thousands of people with a “Happy Easter” message. He had recently …
US Vice President JD Vance is arriving in New Delhi today for a three-day official and personal visit to India, accompanied by his wife Usha and their three children. His trip will include a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visits to key Indian cities to connect his children with their maternal heritage. Though the main diplomatic engagement is …
The Ministry of Public Health has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign aiming to immunize 11.6 million children under the age of five. Alongside the oral polio vaccine, each child will also receive Vitamin A drops, officials said. In eastern Afghanistan, approximately 1.4 million children will be vaccinated, according to Aminullah Sharif, Director of Public Health in Nangarhar. Hukum Khan …
Akhtar Mengal, head of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), has announced he will challenge the Mines and Minerals Act in court, calling it a violation of the 18th Amendment of Pakistan’s Constitution. Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Mengal said the new legislation undermines the constitutional rights of provinces over their natural resources. He clarified that BNP’s recent protest …
Last month, the Trump administration proposed a 30-day full ceasefire in Ukraine. Ukraine agreed. Russia did not. Instead, Moscow offered a much shorter pause — just 30 hours. On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral “Easter truce” lasting until midnight on Sunday, Moscow time, saying it was for “humanitarian” reasons. Ukraine, however, has expressed deep scepticism. After more …
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a temporary ceasefire for Easter in Ukraine, as announced by the Kremlin on Saturday. The ceasefire is set to be in effect from 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until midnight (2100 GMT) following Easter Sunday. “Driven by humanitarian concerns, I hereby declare an Easter truce from 18:00 to 00:00 from Sunday to …
The American Immigration Lawyers’ Association (AILA) reported that 50% of the 327 international students whose visas were revoked by the Trump administration were from India. These revocations also included terminations from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which tracks international students in the U.S. The AILA collected these reports from attorneys, students, and university employees. Following these actions, …
Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, has been the site of fierce combat, not only against the enemy India but also against extreme weather conditions. On April 19, 1989, during “Operation Chiumak,” Lieutenant Naveed ur Rehman was airlifted by helicopter and dropped at a height of 21,000 feet. Lieutenant General Ayaz Ahmad (Retired), who was serving as FCNA Commander at that …
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq Dar, is currently on a crucial one-day official visit to Kabul. During his trip, Dar held in-depth talks with Afghan Foreign Minister, Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi, where the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues aimed at enhancing the diplomatic, economic, and strategic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This meeting comes at a time …
A source close to the talks says the Trump administration is open to officially recognizing Russia’s control of Crimea as part of a larger peace deal to help end the war in Ukraine. The deal being discussed also includes a ceasefire along the areas where Ukrainian and Russian-backed forces are still fighting. This proposal was shared during a meeting in …
