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US used drone-launched missiles in strikes, Nigeria says
LAGOS, DEC 27: Nigeria's information minister said Friday that the US strikes in northwest Nigeria conducted on Christmas Day used guided missiles launched from...
Russia lashes out at Zelensky ahead of new Trump meeting on Ukraine plan
KYIV, DEC 27: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to meet President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, but Russia accused him and his EU...
UN chief slams ‘deadly’ attack on mosque in Syria
UNITED NATIONS, DEC 27 (APP/DNA): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has unequivocally condemned the 'deadly' terrorist attack during Friday prayers at the Ali Bin Abi...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire: joint statement
PHNOM PENH, DEC 27: Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement issued by...
Police arrest suspect after man stabs 3 women in Paris metro
PARIS, DEC 27: French police on Friday arrested a man suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro as the capital's end-of-year festivities...
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CHINA
China’s Wakhan Corridor Dilemma: Economic Development or Security?
On August 21, the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi landed in Kabul, after visiting India and Pakistan. The visit to Afghanistan holds significance as...
China’s high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark
BEIJING, DEC 26 /DNA/: China's sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance with the opening of a new...
Tarar vows to deepen Pak-China ties
ISLAMABAD, DEC 24 /DNA/: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has expressed the government's commitment to further solidify the strong fraternal ties between...
CENTRAL ASIA
Baku hosts planning conference of “Shield of Peace 2026”
Baku, Dec 27:The main planning conference of “Shield of Peace 2026” exercise to be held with the participation of a group of servicemen from...
2026 to become fundamental in developing all spheres: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
TASHKENT, DEC 26 /DNA/ – President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan delivered his annual State of the Nation Address to the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) and the...
Tajikistan says 5 killed in armed clash on border with Afghanistan
KHATLON, DEC 26 /DNA/: Five people were killed in an armed clash on the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Tajik state media said on...
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EDITOR'S ARTICLES
Azerbaijan: a global model of religious tolerance
By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
Azerbaijan stands as a unique geographical and cultural bridge between East and West, situated at the strategic crossroads of Europe and...
HEALTH
Efforts on to ensure better healthcare services for livestock
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 26 (APP/DNA):The district administration Tank has launched crackdown on sale of spurious and substandard veterinary medicines in the area on...
Al-Shifa surgeons restore vision of 101-year-old patient
RAWALPINDI, 23 DEC (DNA) —Al-Shifa Trust surgeons have successfully restored vision to a 101-year-old patient suffering from dense cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), after...
Japanese ambassador opens new eye surgery centre in Havelian
ISLAMABAD, DEC 23: /DNA/ - Akamatsu Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on Tuesday, 23rd December 2025, inaugurated a project for the construction of...
ARTS & CULTURE
KP govt, PR agree on measures to boost rail network, tourism
PESHAWAR, Dec 22 (APP/DNA): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and Pakistan Railways (PR) on Monday reached several key agreements to upgrade railway infrastructure, improve connectivity,...
Serena Hotel hosts festive tea party for charity school children
ISLAMABAD, DEC 22 /DNA/ - In the true spirit of this Festive Season, Islamabad Serena Hotel demonstrated its commitment to community’s well being by...
Photo exhibition marks new chapter in Pak–Uzbek cultural relations
Culture minister praises photographers work; Uzbek ambassador says exhibition shows deep bilateral culture bonds
Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
ISLAMABAD, DEC 19: /DNA/ - Federal Minister for Information...
