The United States on Thursday once again reiterated its support for Pakistan’s energy woes saying that Washington “prioritises” helping Islamabad in addressing its energy shortage. “Helping Pakistan address its energy shortage crisis is a priority for the US,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said while responding to a question pertaining to the country’s assistance to مزید پڑھیں

Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation’s strategic deep sea port and the capital’s airport after talks with his counterpart in Beijing. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said China — the island’s biggest bilateral creditor — would “assist” Sri Lanka’s restructuring of external debt, a key condition مزید پڑھیں

As El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele embarks on his second term in office, an international rights group has warned that his war on gangs has created a spiralling human rights crisis. As of February 2024, Bukele’s draconian two-year campaign, which has seen the authorities detain about 78,000 people, has caused 235 deaths in state custody, مزید پڑھیں

Alice Springs has announced an overnight curfew for all residents under the age of 18, after violent brawls in the remote central Australian town. Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler said an emergency would apply to the city centre and 58 additional police officers would be deployed to deter crime and antisocial behaviour. The curfew مزید پڑھیں

Police in the Indian capital detained dozens of opposition supporters on Tuesday as they attempted to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to protest against last week’s arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal, a key opposition leader whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has governed the national capital territory for a decade, was مزید پڑھیں

A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early on Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbour below. Dramatic footage showed a 300-metre vessel hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing the steel-built structure crashing into the Patapsco River. Lights from what مزید پڑھیں

Strongly condemning the suicide attack on the Dasu Hydropower Project staff, Chian on Tuesday urged Pakistan to “severely punish” perpetrators’ of the terrorist attack. At least six people including five Chinese nationals were killed after their vehicle was attacked in Shangla’s Besham city. According to the Malakand’s deputy inspector general of police (DIG), a suicide مزید پڑھیں

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London’s High Court said the US must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty. US prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial on 18 counts, all bar one under the Espionage Act, over مزید پڑھیں

One of the biggest tulip gardens in the world, Keukenhof opened for the 75th time in the Netherlands. Located in the northern city of Lisse, the garden welcomes more than a million Dutch and foreign visitors every year. As tulips have a short life span, the Keukenhof garden is open from March 21 to May مزید پڑھیں

Many world leaders have welcomed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. While the United States abstained from the vote on Monday, the remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution. The resolution, which the US said it did not agree مزید پڑھیں