Daily Archives: March 20, 2024
Nawaz Sharif chairs Punjab govt meets, stirs row
LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif, the supreme leader of the PML-N, assumed a “de-facto” role of Punjab CM, a post officially held by his...
Israeli troops kill 50 gunmen in Gaza raid
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces have killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen and detained 180 suspected militants in a raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in...
Hong Kong passes national security law to crush dissent
HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash...
China tells US to not take sides on South China Sea issue
BEIJING: China said the United States must refrain from “stirring up trouble” or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after...
Failures of Biden Administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul, say top former...
WASHINGTON: The top two US generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed...
North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant US...
SEOUL: North Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media reported on Wednesday, claiming a progress...
South Korean tanker capsizes off south-western Japan; 4 crew members rescued, 7 missing
TOKYO: A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan early Wednesday, and the coast guard said it had rescued...