- Trump says defense pact an “important first step” toward regional security
- Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan to ensure defense of three countries, entire region
- Ten Pakistanis have been held by Somali pirates aboard MT Honour 25 since April 21
- Deputy PM Ishaq Dar orders intensified diplomatic push to secure sailors’ release
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- Original letters exchanged by separated families came to life at a dramatic reading ahead of Pakistan’s Independence Day
- The event drew a large intergenerational audience, highlighted the human cost of the partition of the Indian subcontinent
- Rescue highlights Saudi Arabia’s push for safe marine activities
- As tourism grows, safety vital along Kingdom’s 1,800-km coast
- The trip, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, will take place from August 18 to 24
- Erin Patterson found guilty last year of murdering her husband’s parents and an elderly aunt in 2023
- Patterson served them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms
- Riyadh Metro has nearly three-quarters of urban journeys
- Rail passenger traffic rises by over 11m trips year-on-year
- Marie Ngah Manga headed two goals and Naomi Eto scored the other, while Cameroon kept Malawi’s Chawinga sisters in check
- Tabitha Chawinga of Malawi felt she should have had a penalty, but a VAR check deemed otherwise
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Islamabad Memorandum
- Dar tells Araghchi recent understandings under Islamabad MoU should underpin peace efforts
- Deputy PM warns SCO against efforts to derail US-Iran peace process following Houthi attacks
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Amnesty has demanded a probe into a Pakistani airstrike in March that UN says killed over 260
- Pakistan’s foreign office says Amnesty levelled serious allegations without providing “credible evidence“
