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AT Kabul: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has called for nationwide “freedom” protests on Sunday after his brief arrest and detention last week triggered deadly unrest. Khan, who has been tied up in dozens of legal cases since being ousted from power in April 2022 – was freed on …

AT Kabul: At least two Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded on the fourth consecutive day of Israeli bombardment on the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials have said. One of the people killed in Friday’s air raid on an apartment was a senior leader of the Palestinian …

AT Kabul: The Israeli military killed 15 Palestinians, including three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanders along with their wives and children, in a fresh attack on the Gaza Strip. A total of 40 fighter jets participated in bombing different locations in the besieged enclave, according to the Israeli military. Another …

AT Kabul: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested during a court appearance in capital Islamabad over corruption allegations. Fawad Chaudhry of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party confirmed the arrest in a tweet on Tuesday. Chaudhry tweeted that the Islamabad High Court complex has been “occupied” by the …

AT Kabul: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), the body responsible for developing the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear energy sector, has signed three agreements with Chinese nuclear energy organisations as it looks to boost low-carbon nuclear power. The UAE, which is hosting the COP28 climate summit this year and wants to …

AT Kabul: India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has accused his visiting Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of being the “promoter, justifier and spokesperson” of terrorism during a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), marking an open hostility against his country’s rivaling neighbor. “Victims of terrorism do not sit together …

AT Kabul: Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin, vowing retaliation for the “terrorist attack.” Moscow said on Wednesday two drones were used in the alleged attack on Putin’s residence in the Kremlin’s citadel overnight, adding that the …

AT Kabul: Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on Friday appointed another of his sons as a deputy ruler of the emirate, following the death of his brother and long-serving deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2021. Dubai now has first and second deputy rulers, the …

AT Kabul: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the only way to end the war in Ukraine is negotiation between Kiev and Moscow. According to a report by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday, “Xi Jinping had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky,” during …

AT Kabul: Two explosions at an ammunition depot in a northwestern region of Pakistan have left at least 13 people dead while injuring over 50. Provincial police chief, Akhtar Hayat, said on Monday that the explosions rocked a counter-terrorism office in northwestern Swat valley. The valley was previously controlled by …