70 killed in Dhaka chemical, plastic warehouses’ fire
DHAKA, The blaze broke out at a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of a five-storey building, named Hazi Wahed Mansion, behind a mosque in Old Dhaka’s congested Chawkbazar area. Seventy people were killed on Wednesday night as a fire ripped through several multi-storey buildings, many of them housing chemical and plastic warehouses, in a […]
6 year old child murdered in alleged hate-crime in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Medina;Questions are being raised over the lack of public concern and proper investigation being done towards the brutal murder of a young Saudi boy in broad daylight in the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia last Thursday. According to sources close to the family, Zakaria Al-Jaber, around the age of 6, was traveling with his […]
Taliban kill 21 Afghan troops, injure 23 others in three different attacks
Kabul: Officials say a wave of Taliban attacks in western and northern Afghanistan the previous day has killed 21 members of the country’s security forces. Jamshed Shahabi, spokesman for the governor in western Badghis province, says the insurgents overran outposts there, killing six policemen. Council member Shamsul Haq Baeakzai in northern Baghlan province says seven members […]
Dialogue not war will resolve our issues, let us talk to resolve Kashmir: Pak army to India
(Agencies) Rawalpindi: The Pakistan army has invited India to table for dialogue to resolve all the pending issues including the 70 years long pending dispute of Kashmir, the News International reported on Thursday. Major General Asif Ghafoor, the army’s spokesperson, in an interview with a private news channel while inviting India to table said it […]
Taliban attacks kill 15 Afghan policemen: Afghan official
AP/Press Trust of India Kabul An Afghan official says the Taliban launched two blistering attacks in northern Sar-e-Pul province, killing 15 members of the country’s security forces. In one attack, on the outskirts of the provincial capital, heavy artillery fire by Afghan forces trying to repel the insurgents sent local residents fleeing for safety. Provincial […]
Foreign journalists violating Indian laws liable to be punished: MHA
New Delhi: All foreigners have to respect Indian law and those found in violation are liable to be punished but that does not mean they are blacklisted forever, a Home Ministry official said on Friday after a Reuters journalist was denied entry into India for allegedly violating visa rules. The action against Cathal McNaughton, chief […]
Kabul attack: Death toll reaches 43
Kabul : An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the raid, which caps a bloody year for Afghanistan as long-suffering civilians and security forces are slaughtered […]
US lawmakers say troops withdrawal from Afghanistan risky
Washington : Any hasty withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, as in the case of Syria, would pave way for another 9/11, top US lawmakers and experts have warned. President Donald Trump on Wednesday decided to pull out a significant number of American troops from Afghanistan, a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria. Currently, […]
Pak will continue to lend full support to people of Kashmir: Imran Khan
Islamabad : Pakistan would continue to lend full diplomatic, political and moral support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday. Khan’s remarks came in a message on the Human Rights Day which is observed every year on December 10. This year, the Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of […]
It’s time for Pakistan to get on board with peace process in South Asia: US
Washington: In a strong message to Pakistan, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said it is time for “every responsible nation” to support the efforts of the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all those who are trying to maintain peace in South Asia. Pakistan must take on a substantive role in peace talks with the […]
