A total of 21,951 Pakistani nationals have been deported from Gulf countries between March 1 and July 13 this year on various charges, including overstaying, illegal entry, begging, drug-related offences, rejected asylum applications, forged documents and security reasons, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Narcotics Control.
A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that suspended the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from Bangladesh and 74 other countries, ruling that the policy exceeded the authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington.
The US imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods on Saturday after the two longstanding allies failed to reach a trade deal, with each side accusing the other of derailing days of talks.
India's Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House) has withdrawn a press release regarding Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's upcoming visit to New Delhi, just an hour after it was issued, according to a report by The Indian Express on Friday.
The UN Security Council is set to hold a second round of informal voting on Friday (August 21) to gauge member states' support for candidates seeking to become the organisation's next secretary-general.