One man’s poison could be another’s meat! These grasshoppers are tasty snacks for Ugandans!
KAMPALA, — It is that time of the year when Ugandans get to enjoy the nutritious insect snack locally known as Nsenene, the local name for grasshoppers, which arrive in large swarms every November-December. In Makindye, a Kampala suburb, the night is lit up by strong lights, almost after every 100 meters. Groups of men […]
Would be ‘good’ for Musharraf to return to Pak to face trial: Islamabad HC
Islamabad : It would be “good” for Pervez Musharraf if he returns to Pakistan to face the high treason trial, the Islamabad High Court has observed as it directed his lawyer to submit the former military dictator’s travel itinerary at the next hearing. General Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, is facing […]
Afridi’s Kashmir Comment:Miandad Advises Fellow Cricketers To Avoid Sensitive Issues
KARACHI — Pakistan’s former captain Javed Miandad has advised his fellow cricketers to avoid voicing opinions on political and other sensitive issues to avoid controversies. His advice came in the wake of comments made by all-rounder Shahid Afridi on the Kashmir issue. “I would say what Afridi said was not suitable and should have been avoided,” […]
Taliban kill 30 policemen in western Afghanistan, officials say
Afghan officials say the Taliban have killed 30 policemen in a blistering overnight attack in western Farah province. Provincial council member Dadullah Qani said on Thursday that the onslaught on the police outpost in the province’s district of Khaki Safed began late on Wednesday and continued for more than four hours. In Kabul, lawmaker Samiullah […]
No plans to grant MFN status to India: Pakistan
Lahore: The Pakistan government has said it has “no immediate plans” to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India. Asked whether the government was considering granting MFN status to India and that Prime Minister Imran Khan was keen to hold peace talks with the Indian government, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile, Industry […]
Pakistan refutes reports of Asia Bibi leaving country
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistani authorities on Thursday rejected as “fake news” reports that a Christian woman who was released from a jail a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy has left for the Netherlands. Aasia Bibi, 47, acquitted in the blasphemy case was released, amid nationwide anger, from the jail […]
Setback for Trump as Democrats seize House in US midterm elections
Washington: Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to block Trump’s agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny In midterm elections two years after he won the White House, Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their majority […]
Pakistan to maintain strategic balance with India, says NCA Adviser
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the National Command Authority (NCA) retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai on Tuesday said Pakistan would not follow India’s suit in developing a defence system against ballistic missiles because it found little value in such systems, but would continue to seek to redress the imbalances caused by Indian moves. “Pakistan remains unfazed and […]
Saudi Arabia grilled at UN rights review session over Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia expressed “regret and pain” over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and asserted its commitment to achieving the “highest possible standards” in human rights in the country as it was grilled by countries at the UN on Monday over the brutal murder. The public debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva […]
17 dead, 14 million tress uprooted in Italy’s ‘apocalyptic’ storm
Milan: Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at least 17, and laid waste to vast swathes of forest. A German tourist died on Friday when hit by lightning on the island of Sardinia while another person struck by lightning several days ago […]
