UN urges for peaceful dialogue over Kyrgyz-Tajik border tensions

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the leadership of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan “to engage in dialogue for a lasting ceasefire”, as the two former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute. According to international media, on Saturday, Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev and Guterres discussed the Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes, which have killed at least مزید پڑھیں

Voting for Khalistan Referendum to take place in Canada today

Voting for Khalistan Referendum will take place in Canadian city of Toronto today (Sunday), aimed at seeking independence of Punjab from India through a peaceful manner. According to international media, in an interview, President Council of Khalistan Doctor Bekhshi Singh said people of Indian Punjab believe that their rights can only be safeguarded through getting مزید پڑھیں

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire intact after border fighting

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reported no major overnight incidents on Saturday, indicating that a ceasefire they agreed after intense fighting on Friday remained in effect despite accusations of sporadic shelling by both sides. The two former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute this week, accusing each other of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and assault مزید پڑھیں

Putin tells Europe if they want gas then open Nord Stream 2

 President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied Russia had anything to do with Europe’s energy crisis, saying that if the European Union wanted more gas it should lift sanctions preventing the opening of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Speaking to reporters after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan, Putin blamed what he called “the green مزید پڑھیں

Gautam Adani becomes world’s second richest person for less than 24 hours

Indian billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani briefly became the world’s second richest man, on Friday replacing Bernard Arnault on the Forbes list. According to international media, he was listed in second position on Forbes’ Real-Time billionaire rankings after his net worth rose to $155.7 billion. However, he later slipped back to third position with $152.6 billion مزید پڑھیں

At least 24 killed in clashes on Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan border

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have traded blame for fighting on their border that has killed at least 24 people, wounded dozens, and prompted a mass evacuation. According to international media, Kyrgyzstan’s health ministry said early on Saturday that 24 bodies had been delivered to hospitals in the Batken region that borders Tajikistan. An additional 87 people مزید پڑھیں

Sri Lanka: Financial crisis adds to war-shattered Tamils’ woes    

Under a blazing sun, a 44-year-old Tamil labourer tended his rented patch of peanut field in Sri Lanka, striking his spade against the earth in a daily struggle to beat inflation that has put many necessities out of reach. “I have more difficulties than a daily wage labourer,” said Singaram Soosaiyamutthu, who moves around on مزید پڑھیں

SCO discusses the potential of trade, economic cooperation

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General Zhang Ming visited the FPCCI Capital Office and discussed the importance of effectively utilising the potential of multilateral trade and economic cooperation. The SCO secretary general, who called on Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) chief Irfan Iqbal Sheikh and Chairman Coordination Mirza Abdul Rehman, also مزید پڑھیں