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. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrives for a news conference at the United Nations. PHOTO: REUTERS UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan, which contributes troops to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has warned that funding shortfalls were weakening the mission’s capacity to protect civilians, ensure safety, and maintain political stabilization … Read more
Interior minister says police negotiated 40 minutes; suspect had a registered weapon and medical clearance Special Forces Police Unit at the site of a shooting incident, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 18, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. PHOTO: REUTERS Ukrainian police killed a man alleged to have opened fire on Saturday at passersby in … Read more
Five-section show featuring over 200 sculptures, drawings, models runs at Paris museum from April 15 to July 20 The Louvre has unveiled the Michelangelo and Rodin – Living Bodies exhibition, bringing together more than 200 sculptures, drawings and models by the two masters of Western sculpture. Both Michelangelo and Auguste Rodin placed the human body at the … Read more
. KARACHI: A police constable was killed after being struck by a speeding car while signaling it to stop near Maymar Morr on the SITE Superhighway. Police later chased the vehicle and arrested two suspects allegedly involved in smuggling. The suspects – identified as Agha Jan and Naseem – were transporting a large quantity of … Read more
The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration.
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging more research into ibogaine, next to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS Iran said on Saturday … Read more
Veteran actor heaps praise on co-star, director ahead of psychological thriller’s Eidul Azha release Veteran actor Meera was recently spotted promoting her new film Psycho, which is set to release this Eidul Azha. During one of the promotions, Meera praised co-actor and director Shaan Shahid, sharing an emotional message on social media along with glimpses of the … Read more
. Pakistan’s mediation efforts to broker perpetual peace between the United States and Iran are now universally acknowledged. It is a marvelous achievement to influence the arch-rivals to get to the table after a destructive onslaught of 40 days that pushed the Middle East to the brink of a disaster, and threatened a global food … Read more
Term appointment as ‘flagrant violation of the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity’ of Somalia Foreign Office. Photo: File Pakistan and the foreign ministers of 11 other Muslim countries on Saturday condemned Israel’s appointment of a diplomatic representative to the “so-called Somaliland”, terming it a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity” of the Federal … Read more
[ Pakistan repaid $2bn UAE debt via Saudi loan, totalling $2.5bn returned to Abu Dhabi this week The finance ministry officials said that Pakistan would pay the remaining $1 billion UAE debt on coming Thursday. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday repaid a $2 billion debt to the United Arab Emirates after seven years, further reducing its … Read more