ISLAMABAD/KABUL, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and Afghanistan clashed in the border area from late Saturday to early Sunday. Pakistan condemned Afghan provocation in the two countries' border area and demanded that the Afghan government ensure its territory is not used by terrorist elements against Pakistan. Afghanistan said any violation of its soil by anyone will not go unanswered.
Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement on Sunday that militants from the terrorist group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and the security forces of Pakistan repelled the assault. (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Clash)
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NEW DELHI -- The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has demanded that the federal government ground the private airline Air India's entire Boeing 787 fleet for electrical checks, following recurring electrical glitches and maintenance concerns in the said aircraft.
The Federation wrote a letter to India's Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, expressing concerns in the aftermath of two major incidents within a span of one week involving Air India's AI-117 and AI-154 aircraft. (India Pilots Federation)
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KABUL -- Afghan government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has utterly rejected any reports on a deal with the United States over Bagram airbase, saying that Afghans won't give any part of their soil to any country.
"On Bagram airbase, I should clarify that Afghanistan in general is one territory and we won't give a foot of this territory to anyone, and we won't accept the military presence of any country. This is the wish of the people of Afghanistan and our nation," Mujahid told reporters at a press conference here on Sunday. (Afghanistan-Bagram Airbase)
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OSAKA, Japan -- The China Pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025 won the gold award for exhibition design among large self-built pavilions at an official award ceremony on Sunday.
This marks the fifth consecutive major expo award won by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade since it began organizing China's participation in world expos in 1982. (Japan-China-Expo)
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SYDNEY -- The personal data of more than five million Qantas customers has been released following a cyber attack in June, the airline said on Sunday.
In a statement on Sunday, Qantas confirmed that it was one of a number of companies globally that has had stolen data released by a hacker group. (Australia-Qantas-Data) ■
