Shabana Ayaz Turkish lawmaker Ali Şahin recently called for a new kind of partnership: a united front of the Türkiye and Pakistan diasporas to confront Islamophobia in the West. In a post on X, he urged both nations to mobilize their large communities in Europe and North America into a coordinated advocacy group. The aim, […]
US president hosts Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir for closed-door meeting at White House ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised US President Donald Trump for his role in helping to secure a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, saying it averted a “major catastrophe” in South Asia, his office sai...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Sonia Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress party and matriarch of the Nehru–Gandhi political family, has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for what she called an abdication of India’s historic responsibility toward Palestine, denouncing New Delhi’s silence on the Gaza war as a betrayal of...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldivian government has announced plans to establish Quran centers on every inhabited island of the archipelago before the end of President Mohamed Muizzu’s term, describing the initiative as part of its duty to strengthen Islamic education and protect the country’s religious identity. Officials said the scale of e...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Afghanistan’s national futsal team has booked its place in the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup finals after storming through qualifiers with emphatic wins against Maldives and Myanmar. The decisive match took place in Yangon on September 23, where Afghanistan outclassed host Myanmar in an 8–0 rout. Goals came from across ...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has joined hands with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a five-year research initiative aimed at tackling one of Central Asia’s most persistent agricultural challenges: soil salinity. The project, launched with the Soil Composition, Repository, and Quality Analysis Center under Uzbekistan...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Google will open its first Central Asian node of Google Cloud in Kazakhstan by 2027, a move expected to accelerate the country’s digital hub strategy and strengthen its role in regional data infrastructure. The facility will be housed at the Akashi Data Center in Astana, the largest Tier IV data center […]...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Tajikistan will launch a digital customs system on October 1 to modernize cross-border trade procedures and strengthen oversight of imports and exports. The platform, known as ASYCUDA (Automated System for Customs Data), is being rolled out by the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan as part of a nat...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has advanced a landmark UNESCO application by submitting a mixed cultural-natural nomination for the Ustyurt Plateau, a remote semi-desert expanse that straddles Central Asia and is known for dramatic escarpments, archaeological remains and rare wildlife. The dossier, titled “Ustyurt Plateau: Landscapes a...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – A new survey has found that most Americans do not believe US President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, despite multiple international nominations. The Washington Post and Ipsos poll, conducted nationwide with 2,513 participants between Sept. 11 and 15, revealed that 76% of Americans think Trump s...
