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Listen to article Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held talks with United States congressional delegation in Islamabad on Sunday, focusing on counterterrorism cooperation and strengthening bilateral investment ties. The visiting delegation included Congressmen Jack Bergman, Tom Suozzi and Jonathan Jackson. Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudry, acting US ambassador Natalie Baker, and Interior Secretary Khurram Agha also attended the meeting. According to the interior ministry, discussions covered economic cooperation, trade, investment, and security, with a particular emphasis on counterterrorism and border security. During the meeting, Mohsin Naqvi described Pakistan as a “wall” between terrorism and the wider world, urging greater international…

Listen to article Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a nationwide shutter-down strike on April 22 to express solidarity with the people of Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing offensive, Express News reported. The announcement was made by JI leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman while addressing a large gathering during the “Palestine March” held in Karachi on Sunday. “We will observe a complete shutdown across the country on April 22 in solidarity with Gaza. The Palestinian leadership has endorsed this action,” said Rehman. “We will also coordinate with other Islamic organisations across the Muslim world for a collective response on the same day,” he added. He urged…

Children play with a robot dog toy at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, April 13, 2025. The 5th CICPE runs from April 13 to 18 in south China’s island province of Hainan.As China’s only national-level exhibition focused on consumer goods, this year’s edition emphasizes innovation and global collaboration. The expo has drawn the participation of over 4,100 brands from over 70 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows an exterior view of the venue for the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south…

Listen to article A delegation from the United States Congress called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ) and commended the Pakistan Army’s pivotal role in the fight against terrorism, Express News reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the US Congressional delegation was led by Congressman Jack Bergman, and included Congressman Thomas Suozzi and the Honourable Jonathan Jackson. Both sides discussed matters of mutual interest, with a particular emphasis on regional security and defence cooperation. The two parties reaffirmed the importance of sustained engagement based on mutual respect, shared values, and strategic…

The group also claims it shot down a US MQ-9 drone in the airspace of Hajjah governorate.United States strikes in Yemen’s Sanaa province have killed six people and wounded more than a dozen others, Houthi media has said. Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah news reported on Sunday that two US raids also targeted the al-Yatmah area in Khab and al-Sha’af District in al-Jawf governate, northern Yemen. In a separate statement on Sunday evening, the group said a US MQ-9 drone was shot down in the airspace of Hajjah governorate by a locally made surface-to-air missile. The US has not commented on that…

The White House is set to welcome El Salvador’s president as Washington faces backlash over immigrant removals.US President Donald Trump will host El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at the White House on Monday, as he seeks to deport more immigrants to a notorious maximum-security prison in the Central American country. The contentious deportation programme, which has faced several legal challenges, involves the US transferring alleged gang members to El Salvador, including Venezuelans accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua group. Trump has praised Bukele’s government for accepting individuals the US labels as threats. “President Bukele has graciously accepted into…

Listen to article Three people, including two Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) police officers, were killed early Sunday in a gun attack on an Excise Department patrol in the Pabbi area of Nowshera district. The shooting occurred around 2am when unidentified assailants in a white double-cabin vehicle opened fire after being signalled to stop. Constables Mujahid Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed were killed on the spot, while Sub-Inspector Farooq Bacha sustained multiple gunshot wounds. His driver was also fatally shot. Bacha was transferred to Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in critical condition, according to authorities. Funeral prayers for the slain officers were held later in the…

The US president says there are no tariff exemptions for electronic items, but that they fall under a separate category.US President Donald Trump has said that no one is “getting off the hook” after he appeared to dial down the pressure on China slightly by listing tariff exemptions for electronic products for which Beijing is a major exporter to the United States. In the latest global trade war twist and turn from the Trump administration, the president asserted on Sunday that there was “no Tariff ‘exception’”, as smartphones, laptops and other products remained subject to a 20 percent rate in…

Beijing calls on Washington to ‘completely cancel’ its reciprocal tariffs amid an escalating trade war.China has welcomed the announcement by the United States of a series of exemptions from import levies on consumer electronics, which it said was a “small step” in correcting President Donald Trump’s “wrong practice” of imposing 145 percent tariffs on Chinese goods. “China is now evaluating the impact,” a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday, after Washington said smartphones, computers and other electronics would be excluded. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday told ABC’s This Week that smartphones, computers and some…

Listen to article Environmental surveillance has detected wild poliovirus in sewage samples from 20 districts across Pakistan, officials said, though data suggests a decline in overall virus circulation. According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), 60 samples were collected from 51 districts. Of these, 25 tested positive while 35 showed no presence of the virus. The samples that confirmed the presence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) came from districts including Dukki, Kech, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Loralai, Nasirabad, Pishin, Quetta, Usta Muhammad, Bannu, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Peshawar, South Waziristan Lower, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi…