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QUETTA: Security forces have foiled a major terrorist attack that was planned for August 14 by the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), implicating a university professor as facilitator. “This was not just an attackit was part of a larger plan to break Pakistan and destabilise Balochistan. Our agencies acted swiftly and crushed their conspiracy,” said … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday discussed border peace, trade issues and bilateral exchanges, aiming to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.“We had productive conversations on our economic and trade issues, pilgrimages, people-to-people contacts, river data sharing, border trade, connectivity and bilateral exchanges,” Jaishankar said.He added … Read more
Also, China’s robot games.
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: With speculation rife over a possible 27th Amendment, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday said there was “no need” for any such constitutional tweak as the country was finally finding its political footing and turning the economic corner. “We are still digesting the 26th Constitutional Amendment, so there is no … Read more
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.Myanmar has been consumed by conflict since the military deposed the government of democratic leader Aung San Suu … Read more
Federal officials are considering the move because Intel, the last leading-edge chipmaker in the United States, has been struggling.
President Trump has not committed to adding American forces to the mix in Ukraine. No one has detailed publicly what form defenses would take, but there are several options.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace deal, as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in an extraordinary show of unity at the White House. Trump expressed optimism over the chances of ending Russia’s invasion and said he was ready … Read more
BERLIN: Berlin said Monday that more than 200 Afghans waiting to be offered sanctuary in Germany had been deported by Pakistan to their Taliban-run home country in recent days.The German government was urging Islamabad to allow them back, said foreign ministry spokesman Josef Hinterseher, as an aid group voiced alarm for their fate and those … Read more
[Many passengers are still struggling to find alternative transportation and are angry at the airline. “You feel like you’re at their mercy,” said one.
