Summery Soldiers’ presence, internet shutdown hamper efforts to gather details of the military assault in Chin state that destroyed dozens of homes Explanation Thang Biak discovered his house in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State had burned down from watching the television news in neighbouring India. He had fled Thantlang, a hilltop town of roughly 8,000 people, […]
Summery Sudan coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says he is committed to transferring power to civilian leadership. Explanation Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said he will not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and denied that the army was responsible for the deaths of protesters rallying against […]
Summery Pakistan had set a 190-run target for the Scottish team Explanation DUBAI: Pakistan on Sunday defeated Scotland by 72 wickets in Sharjah as the Men in Green set up a 190-run target for the opponents. Scotland could only score 117 runs at the loss of 6 wickets at the end of the 20th over. […]
Summery South Africa posted 189 for two after Van de Dussen smashed six sixes in his 60-ball knock but needed to limit England to 131 or fewer to edge out Australia on net run-rate Explanation SHARJAH: South Africa triumphed over England by 10 runs but failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World […]
Summery India was effectively pushed out of the T20 World Cup on Sunday as New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets. Explanation ABU DHABI: India was effectively pushed out of the T20 World Cup on Sunday as New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets. New Zealand thus became the remaining semi-finalist to qualify from Group […]
Summery Pentagon says enabling the kingdom to buy US-made, air-to-air missiles would ‘improve the security of a friendly country’. Explanation The United States has approved a $650m sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon announced, in what would be the Biden administration’s first major weapons deal with the Gulf kingdom. In a statement […]
Summery Warning by Haibatullah Akhunzada comes as the movement faces increased attacks from hardline groups. Explanation The supreme leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhunzada, has warned the group that there may be “unknown” entities among their ranks who are “working against the will of the government”. The warning came in a statement attributed to Akhunzada […]
Summery Commander Cameron al-Jilani and two others were removed from their posts on Thursday following an investigation into the October 2 crash. Explanation The US Navy has fired the commanding officer, executive officer, and top enlisted sailor of a nuclear-powered submarine that crashed into an underwater mountain on October 2, saying the accident was preventable. […]
Summery On the directions of Punjab CM, the recruitment process would be transparent and purely merit-based in accordance with the recruitment policy. Explanation LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar on Thursday approved recruitment for one lakh posts in various departments across the province. According to the recruitment policy directed by the Chief Minister of […]
Summery New Zealand chases mediocre 111-run target handed by under pressure India, sparing 33 balls in Sunday match Explanation Dubai: India’s chances of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup have been dashed as the Kiwis defeated Man in Blue by eight wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Bolt and league spinner […]