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The Afghan Taliban interim government on Tuesday signed a deal to hand over the country’s four key airports to a state-run United Arab Emirates company. Under the deal, the control and management of four international airports – Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Mazar-e-Sharif – will be handed over to the UAE …

ISLAMABAD, May 24 : Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday strongly condemning the Indian court’s fallacious conviction of Yasin Malik on fabricated charges demanded his acquittal and immediate release. “Yasin Malik is the most prominent and respected voice among Hurriyat leaders in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir …

RAWALPINDI, May 24 :British Minister for the Armed Forces, James Stephen Heappey MP, alongwith delegation called on Secretary Defence, Lieutenant General (R) Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain and appreciated Pakistan’ efforts for peace and said Pakistan has played a key role in the war against terrorism. The British Minister visited the …

Seoul, May 24 : Samsung Group on Tuesday unveiled a massive $356 billion investment blueprint for the next five years aimed at making it a frontrunner in a wide range of sectors from semiconductors to biologics. The new figure is an increase of more than a third over its earlier …

NEW YORK, May 24 :The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial, was named to the 2022 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, compiled by mass circulation Time magazine, recognizes the impact, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. …

UNITED NATIONS, May 24 : Six Pakistanis are among 117 United Nations peacekeepers from around the world who will be honoured posthumously on May 26 at a special ceremony marking the International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers, it was officially announced Monday. The Pakistani peacekeepers are: Police Lance Corporal Tahir Ikram, …

Rich countries are creating unsafe living conditions for children both at home and around the world, a UNICEF report released Tuesday said, calling on states to reduce waste and cut pollution. UNICEF’s Innocenti Research Center studied 39 countries from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European …

A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks, and industry rising 55% since 2000. That increase is offset by fewer pollution deaths from primitive indoor stoves and water contaminated with human and …

Israel’s obscene crime is all the worse for having targeted one who, by all accounts, shone a light in the lives of all who knew her. She was on Al Jazeera’s Arabic service. What a giant this woman was. Hearing the testimonies, reading the tributes, and seeing the reactions coming …

Women presenters on Afghanistan’s leading TV channels yesterday went on air without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group’s austere brand of Islam.   Since surging back to power last year the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on …