Ivanka Trump shuts down fashion brand, to focus on White House role
New York: Ivanka Trump on Tuesday announced the closure of her namesake clothing, footwear and accessories brand, which had become a target of opponents of her father President Donald Trump. After experiencing a sharp rise in sales in 2016, the brand suffered a backlash after her father took office, and has been dropped by several […]
‘If elected, will create environment for Kashmir to join Pakistan’: Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif today said that if his party comes to power, it would create an environment for Kashmir to join Pakistan on the pattern of the reunification of East and West Germany. Shehbaz, the PML-N prime ministerial candidate and the brother of jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif, said this […]
Just days after arrest, Nawaz Sharif ‘on verge of kidney failure’: report
Rawalpindi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reportedly ‘on the verge of a kidney failure’, and a medical board has urged for his immediate transfer to a hospital from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi. Sources told The Express Tribune that the urea nitrogen in Nawaz Sharif’s blood has climbed up to dangerous levels, his heartbeat is irregular and […]
15-yr-old jailed in Indonesia for having abortion after being raped by brother
MUMBAI:-A 15-year-old girl who was raped by her older brother has been jailed for six months for having an abortion, an Indonesian official said on Saturday. The girl was sentenced on Thursday alongside her 17-year-old brother in a closed hearing at Muara Bulian District Court on the island of Sumatra, court spokesman Listyo Arif Budiman […]
19-yr-old MP woman burnt alive by father for choosing to marry outside caste
Khandwa: A 19-year-old woman who was leaving her home to marry a man outside her caste was allegedly burnt to death by her father in a Madhya Pradesh village on Friday morning, in what appears to be a suspected case of honour killing, police said. The incident took place in Chainpur Sarkar village in Khandwa […]
Young voters in Pak elections equip social media as weapon against corruption
Islamabad: The crowd of young Pakistanis, many armed with smartphones, surround the politician’s car and begin streaming live footage of something extraordinary: angry voters asking their elected representatives what they have done for them lately. A titanic 46 million people below the age of 35 are registered to vote in nationwide elections on July 25 […]
Maryam Nawaz refuses to shift to Sihala rest house: Report
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam has refused to shift to the Sihala Rest House, saying she would prefer staying at the high-security Adiala Jail with her father and husband, according to a media report. Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, were arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival […]
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza
GAZA: Hamas said on Saturday it had agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed an Israeli soldier and four Palestinians along the border. Israel’s army declined to comment on the reported ceasefire, but a spokeswoman said there was no known military activity in the area. There were no […]
Israel’s Parliament passed a controversial Jewish Nation Bill
JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament on Thursday approved a controversial piece of legislation that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people but which critics warn sidelines minorities. The government says the bill, passed in the early morning hours, will merely enshrine into law Israel’s existing character. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called its passage a […]
Record three in five HIV-carriers now have access to drugs, says UN
GENEVA: Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 — a new record for anti-AIDS drug access, the UN’s HIV/AIDS agency said Wednesday. There were 36.9 million people living with the immune system-attacking virus in 2017, of whom 15.2 million were not getting the drugs they […]
