Pakistan says eyeing transit hub role to connect South, Central Asian economies

  • Pakistan Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan attends Kazan trade and investment forum in Russia 
  • Minister says Islamabad wants to increase landlocked Central Asian countries’ access to warm waters for trade 
By Shahjahan Khurram ·

Indian vets to be re-deployed as security guards in Kashmir, says Delhi

  • Around 70 people were killed in violence last week in worst India-Pakistan fighting in decades
  • Around 4,000 veterans have been “identified” as non-combatant volunteers, says Indian government
By AFP ·

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‘Why did this happen to me?’: Maimed camel in Sindh finds new hope with prosthetic leg

  • Cammie the camel lost her leg last year after a landlord attacked her for straying into his field for food
  • A US-based company built a prosthetic leg and sent it to the shelter where she is recovering in Pakistan
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Pakistan to send delegation to key world capitals to highlight stance on India standoff

  • PM Shehbaz Sharif has asked former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to lead Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach
  • The delegation will visit London, Washington, Paris, and Brussels in the coming days to counter India’s narrative
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Filipino conjoined twins in Riyadh for surgical separation

  • Klea Ann and Maurice Ann Misa are being assessed at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital
By Arab News ·

Saudi entertainment industry set to power economic diversification

  • Entertainment sector set to generate 450,000 jobs and contribute 4.2 percent to Kingdom’s GDP by 2030
By Nirmal Narayanan ·

Sporting defend Portuguese title with final day win

  • Sporting and Benfica were level on points going into their last match
  • Benfica needed to better Sporting’s result to triumph but drew 1-1 at Braga
By AFP ·