Pakistan

Journalists and journalism students take part in a demonstration of solidarity and protest for the colleagues detained, disappeared, and killed in Gaza during the 38th edition of the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Dec. 5, 2024.

Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said on Nov. 24.

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan, has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades.

The Turkish defense industry is set to strengthen Pakistan's army by establishing production facilities, as a growing number of countries prioritize domestic manufacturing of defense products amid escalating global conflicts.

Turkish defense firms are in high demand for their reliable design and production capabilities, one of which is Repkon, based in Istanbul.

The Turkish navy is conducting a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean with the participation of 16 NATO countries.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has mobilized a $3.6 billion investment package for Türkiye, in the fiscal year from July 2023 to June 2024.

The Iraqi Prime Minister's office, cited by Reuters, issued a statement condemning Israel's "continued aggressive policy and expansion of regional conflict" following an airstrike on Iranian targets earlier today. Iraq called for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, urging comprehensive international efforts to support regional stability.

One man has died and two more are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off Gavdos, an island south of Crete.

Coast guard officials said the vessel went down 21 nautical miles south of the island.

A drone from the EU's border agency Frontex spotted the semi-submerged vessel and a nearby ship conducted a search and rescue operation.

Horror continues to be caused by the details of death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, the little girl from Pakistan, after weeks of brutal abuse by her father last August at her home in Woking, a town southwest of London.

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş engaged in a series of high-level discussions in Turkmenistan with several global leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.

Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmuş on Friday called for the establishment of a new global system during an international forum held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.