Will the Rohingyas Ever Return to Myanmar?
MAHMOOD HASAN — Since the massive exodus of Rohingyas from Rakhine to Bangladesh in 2017, a lot has been written and said about the plight of these unfortunate people. After
India Election 2019: Only 27 Indian Muslim MPs in House of 543
DESPARDES News Monitor– 27 Muslim member of Parliament have been elected for Lok Sabha (Lower House). Although Muslim population in India is 14.2% as per the census of 2011 (independent
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Trump Sells $8Bn In Arms to Saudi, UAE Invoking ‘Emergency Loophole’
DESPARDES News Monitor — President Donald Trump this week used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other countries. The announcement was made
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No One Allowed to Undo Struggle Against Terrorism in Tribal Areas: Pak Military Spokesman
Earlier this month, the country’s top civil and military leadership had indicated the involvement of foreign elements in trying to stir up trouble in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. PKONWEB
Labbaik VR: Pakistani Startup’s Hajj, Umrah Training Simulator World’s First
LABBAIK VR is world’s first fully-developed Virtual Reality (VR) Hajj Simulator, to ease first-time pilgrims’ anxieties and train them for their spiritual journey PKONWEB Report — Pakistani web developer Muhammad
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Mike Pence Tells West Point Grads They Are Going to War: ‘It Will Happen’ — Maybe Even ‘in this Hemisphere’
RAW STORY — Vice President Mike Pence warned graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy to expect that they will be shipped off to war — maybe even in the
More Than 40Pct Indian MPs Face Criminal Charges: Study
The number of candidates facing criminal cases was the highest since the advocacy group started studies in 2004 ; None of the 185 lawmakers from the previous parliament who faced
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Saudi Underwater Archaeologist Unearths Maritime Links With China
ALBILAD Daily English Online — In Saudi Arabia, a young archaeologist has been assiduously applying what he learned in China towards discovering and preserving cultural heritage of his country. As
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Azerbaijan Interested In ‘Combat-Proven’ JF-17 Sino-Pakistani Jets
Pakistan also hopes to sell 36 JF-17 Block III Thunder aircraft to Malaysia PKONWEB Report — A number of reports indicate that the Azeri Air Force is set to finalize
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PM Khan Warns Against Conflict In Region Amid US-Iran Tensions
PKONWEB Report — Prime Minister Imran Khan warned against the risk of conflict in the region, following a visit to Islamabad by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as tensions between
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China’s Crude Oil Imports From Saudi Arabia Up 43Pct
DESPARDES News Monitor — China’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia rose 43% last month, making the Middle Eastern OPEC kingpin once again the top supplier to the world’s second-biggest
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Thousands More Migrant Children Separated Under Trump Than Previously Known
“The total number of children separated from a parent or guardian by immigration authorities is unknown,” the report said. DESPARDES News Monitor — The Trump administration may have separated thousands of migrant children
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