Pakistan reports first case of deadly mpox virus
“The affected person has come from a Gulf country,” a health ministry statement said, adding the strain was yet to be confirmed.
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Pakistan’s military arrests three former officers amid spy chief probe
The latest arrests are linked to investigations against former ISI chief Faiz Hameed, who faces a court-martial.
1 killed, and 10 wounded in an overnight grenade attack outside a hotel in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Insurgents in an overnight attack threw a grenade at people sitting in front of a hotel in the restive southwest Pakistan and killed at least one person while wounding 10 more, police and hospital officials said Thursday.
With ouster of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, is India losing its South Asia allies to China?
The recent resignation of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a key ally of India, has raised concerns about the future of New Delhi’s “Neighbourhood First” foreign policy and a possible shift in the balance of influence in South Asia towards China.
Indian soldiers drill for counterinsurgency amid rise in rebel attacks in Kashmir
NOWSHERA, India (AP) — In the remote Himalayas, tens of thousands of Indian soldiers maintain a tight vigil along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. The terrain is tough and the weather is harsh as the soldiers go through counterinsurgency drills and tactical exercises following months of deadly rebel attacks in the disputed region.