Pakistan says train hijacking ‘orchestrated’ from Afghanistan, urges Kabul to rein in militants

  • Separatist Baloch Liberation Army outfit stormed train in Balochistan on Tuesday, held over 400 passengers hostage 
  • Analysts say attack reflects “strategic shift” in BLA’s approach of moving away from just military targets to civilians 
By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

Pakistan revises solar net-metering buyback rate to ease burden on grid consumers

  • Economic Coordination Committee allows power regulatory authority to revise electricity buyback rate periodically
  • Committee says decision taken due to “significant increase” in solar consumers, financial burden on grid consumers
By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Inspired by diabetic father, Bangladeshi man’s juice recipes go viral in Ramadan

  • Imran Ahmed Saudagar started making healthy fresh juices for his father during COVID-19 pandemic
  • His first viral juice video, a Goa Lemon recipe based on a Nando’s drink, got 2 million views
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One paramilitary soldier, 12 militants killed during attack in northwestern Pakistan 

  • Militants carry out suicide blast at Frontier Corps headquarters in northwestern Tank district
  • No group has claimed responsibility for attack but suspicion likely to fall on Pakistani Taliban 
By REHMAT MEHSUD ·

Masjid Al-Fas’h in Madinah meticulously restored

  • Believed to be where Prophet Muhammad prayed
  • Revamped under King Salman restoration project
By Arab News ·

UNRWA collapse would doom generation of Palestinian children: agency chief

  • For more than seven decades, the UNRWA has provided essential aid, assistance and services like education and health care to Palestinian refugees
  • Israel has opted to sever ties with UNRWA, banning it from operating on Israeli soil, arguing that UNRWA can be replaced by other UN agencies or NGOs
By AFP ·

Duterte’s first ICC appearance set for Friday

  • Former Philippines president faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly war on drugs
  • The 79-year-old will appear before judges for a hearing where he will be informed of the crimes he is alleged to have committed.
By AFP ·

Saudi Arabia’s labor market booms as world wakes up to its potential

  • Kingdom set to achieve its ambitious Vision 2030 objectives and create a dynamic, diversified workforce
By Nadin Hassan ·

Nico Williams fires Bilbao into Europa League quarters, Eintracht hammer Ajax

  • A bullet Yuri Berchiche header from a corner gave the Basques a 2-0 lead in the 68th minute
  • Goals by Jean-Matteo Bahoya and Hugo Ekitike, as well as a Mario Goetze brace, handed Eintracht Frankfurt a 4-1 home win against Ajax
By AFP ·

‘No Other Land’, a collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers, wins Oscar for best documentary

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  • “No Other Land” highlights Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by Israeli military
  • The documentary has not found a US distributor after being picked up for distribution in 24 countries
By AP ·