Indonesia has received its first batch of advanced Rafale fighter jets from France, marking a major step in modernizing its air force, defence officials confirmed on Monday. A total of three Rafale aircraft, part of a multi-billion-dollar defence deal signed with France in 2022, have been delivered and are now stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air...
Senior lawmaker Noor Alam Khan has urged that bureaucrats in Pakistan should be barred from holding dual nationality, pushing for amendments that would extend current restrictions on parliamentarians to civil servants as well. Khan—speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat—introduced a private bill to amend the Civil Servants Act,...
India has so far declined to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly launched Board of Peace—a global initiative aimed at brokering permanent ceasefires and supervising interim governance in conflict zones—amid concerns in New Delhi that participation could open the Kashmir dispute to international mediation or scrutiny. The Board of Peace charter was signed at the...
Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its desire to maintain a “strong, positive” relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid recent diplomatic strains linked to Yemen and other regional issues, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Monday. Prince Faisal bin Farhan made the comments at a press briefing in Warsaw, describing stable Saudi-Emirati ties as “essential”...
Pakistan’s National Assembly Standing Committee on Religious Affairs has proposed sending a parliamentary delegation at the government’s expense to Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ in Madinah to convey the “salaam (greetings)” of the Pakistani people, members said at a recent meeting chaired by PPP lawmaker Shagufta Jamani. The committee suggested that this delegation should visit Madinah and Makkah...
Pakistan and the United States have agreed to undertake coordinated action against fraudulent visa networks, strengthening bilateral cooperation to curb illegal immigration and protect legitimate travel processes, officials said on Saturday. The agreement was reached during a meeting in Islamabad between Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and U.S. Charge d’Affaires Natalie Baker, where both sides...
At least 61 people have died, and more than 110 were injured in Afghanistan over the past three days due to severe snow and heavy rainfall, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) reported on Saturday. The extreme weather battered 15 of the country’s 34 provinces, destroying or partially damaging 458 homes and leaving hundreds...
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Canada that he would impose a sweeping 100 percent tariff on all Canadian imports if Ottawa proceeds with a trade agreement with China, escalating tensions between the two longtime allies. In a post on his social platform Truth Social, Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that allowing Canadian...
The Pakistan Navy has successfully carried out a dramatic medical evacuation of a Sri Lankan national requiring urgent treatment from an Indonesian-flagged commercial vessel approximately 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) off Pakistan’s coast, officials said on Saturday. The mission was launched after the Sri Lankan Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) formally requested assistance for the...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially confirmed Bangladesh’s exit from the upcoming T20 World Cup, ending weeks of uncertainty over the team’s participation. The decision follows Bangladesh’s refusal to travel for scheduled matches after the ICC rejected a request to relocate fixtures, citing tournament logistics and adherence to the original hosting plan. Despite last-ditch...