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Ministers urge public to include underprivileged segments of society in Eid celebrations, appeal to ensure cleanliness Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi (L), Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz (C), Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi (R) Political and government leaders across Pakistan on Wednesday extended Eidul Azha greetings to the nation and the Muslim Ummah, using the occasion … Read more

. YEREVAN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a strategic partnership agreement in Yerevan on Tuesday, less than two weeks before parliamentary elections in the South Caucasus country. Rubio’s visit comes as Russia has threatened to exert economic pressure on Yerevan for its growing ties to the West … Read more

Leaders say Eidul Azha reflects obedience, sacrifice and sincerity shown by Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (C), CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir (R) President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir on Wednesday extended heartfelt greetings of Eidul Azha … Read more

. CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday including five in a refugee camp and two in a car, health officials said. Medics and residents said an Israeli drone fired a missile at people who came out of their homes when an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia tried to storm … Read more

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been “appalling” and described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic,” Carney’s office said in a statement. “The Prime Minister reiterated that the appalling treatment of civilians, including Canadian citizens, aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla … Read more

. BUGGENHOUT: A train crashed into a school minivan at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday, killing four people including two special needs pupils, authorities said. As well as the 12- and 15-year-old students, the crash killed the driver aged 49 and a chaperone aged 27, said the local prosecutor’s office … Read more

. DHAKA: Bangladesh’s border guards have intensified patrols and launched public awareness campaigns along parts of the frontier with India because of concerns India has illegally forced people into Bangladesh, officials said. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which governs the border states of Tripura, West Bengal and Assam, has said it would tackle undocumented migration … Read more

. BETHESDA: Donald Trump said an annual medical check-up had gone “perfectly” Tuesday, as the health of the oldest US president ever to take the oath faces growing scrutiny with the approach of his 80th birthday. It was Trump’s third medical examination since returning to office last year and follows mounting speculation about issues including … Read more

. Eid-ul-Azha is one of the most sacred and spiritually significant occasions celebrated across Pakistan and the Muslim world. The festival embodies the values of sacrifice, devotion, compassion and unity, bringing families and communities together in an atmosphere of faith and gratitude. As Pakistani citizens fulfil the religious obligation of Qurbani with great enthusiasm and … Read more

Pilgrims pray for forgiveness as sermon stresses brotherhood, global Muslim unity Pilgrims gather near misting fans at Mount of Mercy on the plain of Arafat. Photo: REUTERS MOUNT ARAFAT, SAUDI ARABIA: Millions of Muslims gathered on the plains of Arafat on Tuesday for Waqoof-e-Arafat, the climax of Hajj, as chants of “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” echoed … Read more