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Published by Al-ArabyPakistan is allowing nuclear rival India to deliver tons of wheat to Afghans struggling through intensifying food shortages, two foreign ministry officials said Monday. Under a deal with New Delhi, dozens of trucks from Afghanistan will be allowed to collect wheat from India by way of Pakistan's Wagha…

Published by Hong Kong Free PressHong Kong Gay Games founder and leader Dennis Philipse has announced that he is stepping down, citing “continuing uncertainty” over the city’s international travel regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement issued on Monday, the Gay Games 11 Hong Kong (GGHK) co-chair said it…

Published by ReutersBy Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A mob lynched a man because he had allegedly burnt pages of Muslim holy book the Koran in central Pakistan and dozens of people have been arrested, police and officials said on Sunday. Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered action against the…

Published by Al-ArabyBritish charity Save the Children urged the Somali government on Friday to intervene after a military court sentenced four teenage boys to death over their involvement with armed groups. Authorities in the north-central city of Galkayo arrested six teenagers in October 2020 and a military court last month…

Published by Reuters UKBy Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Twenty militants and nine soldiers were killed in recent days during insurgent attacks on two military bases in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province and the military's response, the military said on Saturday. The attacks, the biggest in recent years by ethnic…

Published by ReutersBy Gul Yousafzai and Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Separatist insurgents in the Pakistani province of Balochistan have attacked two military bases, killing one soldier while losing four of their own men, the army said, in the latest violence in the resource-rich province where China is investing.…

Published by Al-ArabyPakistan reported on Friday over 7,000 Covid-19 cases in a single day, its highest daily number of infections since the pandemic began, as the South Asian nation imposes new restrictions to curb the fast-spreading Omicron variant. At least 7,678 cases in the past 24 hours pushed the positivity…

Published by Al-ArabyThe Taliban's prime minister called Wednesday on Muslim nations to be the first to officially recognise the government that seized power in Afghanistan in August. No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with nations watching to see how the hardline Islamists - notorious for human rights abuses…