Islamabad: Taking an exception to a Pakistani university celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi, the country’s Higher Education Commission has voiced concern over the erosion of the country’s Islamic identity and asked them to “prudently distance” themselves from all such activities, a media report said on Wednesday. While the letter from the Higher Education Commission…

Singapore: Singapore is considered a “prized target” by terrorists who have been increasingly targeting youths, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday, underlining the need to have strong community leaders to inoculate Singaporeans against extreme ideologies. Speaking at the Religious Rehabilitation Group’s (RRG) 18th annual retreat, Wong said that while terrorism may not be at…

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday opened the Ukraine Recovery Summit here to say that “Russia must pay” for the destruction inflicted on its European neighbour as he announced UK government loan guarantees worth USD 3 billion. Sunak praised Ukraine’s “ingenuity and defiance” and attacked Russia for trying to destroy the country’s energy grid,…