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ISLAMABAD: The Sikh community in the United States is set to hold a Khalistan referendum in Washington DC on Sunday (today) with thousands of Sikhs from across the country expected to participate, Kashmir Media Service reported. Organised by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan group, the referendum provides a platform for the Sikh community to voice their democratic aspirations as part of the global movement for an independent Khalistan. At a news conference, SFJ leaders lauded US President Donald Trump for his tough stance on India’s actions, while criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for its global drive against the…
Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India for the first time in three years to discuss the latest round of border talks, the Chinese foreign ministry has confirmed. During the trip from August 18 to 20, the top Chinese diplomat will serve as the “special representative of the China-India boundary question” in the 24th round of border talks “at the invitation of the Indian side”, according to a Saturday statement from the ministry. This series of negotiations aims to address long-standing border disputes, which have seen a temporary de-escalation following years of tension. Wang is expected to meet top Indian…
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met his elder brother and party president Nawaz Sharif at the family estate in Jati Umrah, where the two leaders discussed party tickets, by-poll strategy and the worsening flood situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). According to media reports, the prime minister consulted Nawaz Sharif regarding suitable PML-N candidates for constituencies that have fallen vacant following the disqualification of PTI parliamentarians. The two also reportedly reviewed the party’s broader election strategy. During the meeting, the elder Sharif stressed that resolving public issues and aiding flood victims should remain the party’s top priority in order to…
Gold medalist Chen Mengyue (C) of China, silver medalist Namrata Batra (L) of India and bronze medalist Ngo Thi Phuong Nga of Vietnam pose during the Women’s Sanda -52kg awarding ceremony of Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)CHENGDU, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — During the ongoing 12th World Games, held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, foreign athletes are immersing themselves in Chinese culture and the vibrant atmosphere of the city.”I want to see the giant panda and also learn more about local culture,” said Indian wushu…
GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 39 people on Saturday, as the Israeli military hinted at an approaching call to push civilians from Gaza City ahead of a new offensive. The latest toll comes more than a week after Israel’s security cabinet approved plans to capture the Palestinian territory’s largest city, following 22 months of war that have created dire humanitarian conditions. Ahead of the offensive, COGAT — the Israeli defence ministry body responsible for civil affairs in the Palestinian territories — said that, starting from Sunday, the military would supply more tents and shelter equipment.…
PESHAWAR: Rescuers in flood-ravaged Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) districts clawed through mud and debris on Saturday as flash floods unleashed by days of heavy monsoon rains killed at least 344 people in the province within 48 hours, officials said. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) confirmed that 324 of the deaths were reported in K-P, with dozens more killed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. At least 137 people were injured as homes collapsed and torrents of water swept away residents, livestock and vehicles. Officials said the scale of the devastation forced the provincial government to declare six districts — Buner, Bajaur,…
This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2025 shows fishing vessels temporarily delayed from setting sail due to tropical depression at a port in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province. The three-and-a-half-month summer fishing moratorium in the South China Sea concluded at noon on Saturday. To ensure safety amid an ongoing tropical depression, the Hainan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice urging fishermen to temporarily suspend fishing activities and to keep their vessels safely sheltered in port. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)Fishermen transfer supplies on a fishing vessel which is temporarily delayed from setting sail due to tropical depression at a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would travel to Washington on Monday for talks with Donald Trump, after the US president’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin failed to bring an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine or a plan to achieve one. He said Trump had invited him on Saturday in a phone call that lasted more than an hour and a half. They were joined after an hour by European and NATO officials, he added. On X, he said he and Trump would “discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war”, adding: “I am grateful for the…
In the early hours of Saturday morning following a summit in Alaska between the leaders of Russia and the United States, senior politicians in Moscow were quick to trumpet the meeting as a win for Russia and its narrative of the war in Ukraine. “The meeting in Alaska confirmed Russia’s desire for peace, long-term and fair,” said Andrei Klishas, a senior lawmaker from President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. He portrayed the summit as a coup for Russia and a loss for Ukraine and its European allies, who have been pushing for an unconditional ceasefire. “The tasks of the SMO…
The foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, along with the secretaries-general of the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), have strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s so-called “Greater Israel” vision. “These statements represent a grave disregard for, and a blatant and dangerous violation of the rules of international law and the foundations of stable international relations,” they said in a joint statement. Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic Countries and the Secretaries-General of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and…