04-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: A day after Pakistan’s leader proposed “conditional” talks with archenemy India, the United States said it supports direct talks between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he was ready to resume bilateral dialogue with …

04-08-2023 NEW YORK: In a recent update, X, formerly known as Twitter, now allows its verified users to conceal their blue check marks for a subscription fee of $8 per month. The move comes amidst growing criticism over the platform’s verification process, which was overhauled by X’s owner, tech entrepreneur …

04-08-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has told; the military is petrified of an election, which is expected to take place later this year. He alleged that “fascists” are leading the country into the “dark ages”. Khan was elected in 2018, ruled for …

04-08-2023 MEXICO CITY: A report released by two Latin America-focused NGOs, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), highlights persistent human rights abuses by US border agents at the US-Mexico border. The report points to alarming incidents of deaths in custody, abusive language, denial …

03-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s top court began on Wednesday hearing a challenge to the 2019 government decision that stripped the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir of its statehood and special autonomous status. The semi-autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir was granted by India’s constitution until Aug. 5, 2019, …

03-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: As the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the way we work, Australians are now pushing for a future where remote work options become a permanent fixture in their lives. The call for Work-From-Home (WFH) flexibility is growing louder as employees value the newfound work-life balance and …

03-08-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ KARACHI: The deadly July suicide bombing at a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa highlights a troublesome trend of violence in the region. The bombing on Sunday targeted those attending a rally for the religious political party Jamiat Uleme-e-Islam-Fazal …

03-08-2023 WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for the third time, this time around in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. This is the first time in history that a former US president is facing three criminal indictments since he started his 2024 Republican …

03-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: As the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the way we work, Australians are now pushing for a future where remote work options become a permanent fixture in their lives. The call for Work-From-Home (WFH) flexibility is growing louder as employees value the newfound work-life balance and …

02-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A mosque was set on fire and a Muslim cleric killed during religious clashes that broke out after a procession by Hindu nationalist groups in the northern Indian state of Haryana. Those killed in the violence in the state include two “home guards”, …