Indian media distorted Sharif’s 26/11 statement- Pak PM
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday accused Indian media of twisting the remarks of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on the 26/11 terror attacks and appealed to members of the National Assembly not to indulge in political gamesmanship and put national security at risk. “I can say with assurance that no […]
14 killed in Afghanistan clashes
At least six Afghan security forces and eight Taliban militants were killed on Tuesday after heavy fighting broke out in the country’s Farah city. Taliban militants launched a major offensive at around 2.40 a.m. from northern and western neighbourhood of Farah, in a coordinated effort to seize full control of the city, an official told […]
Israeli soldiers kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza protests against US embassy
Gaza Border: Israeli troops killed at least 16 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem. Protests intensified on the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, with loudspeakers on Gaza mosques urging Palestinians to join […]
19 killed in fight between Myanmar army and rebels
Myanmar: At least 19 people have been killed in fresh clashes between Myanmar’s military and an ethnic armed group on Saturday in remote northern Shan State, Myanmar army and local sources told AFP, as fighting in the country’s borderlands intensifies. “Nineteen [people] were killed in fighting,” the military source said, adding that two-dozen had been […]
Shoaib Malik announces 2020 World T20 will be his last
Lahore:Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has set his sights on playing at least until the 2020 World Twenty20 and the 36-year-old is aware that he will have to perform consistently to achieve that goal. The former Pakistan captain retired from test cricket at the end of 2015, three tests after earning a shock return to the […]
At least 41 killed as dam bursts in Kenya, officials say
NAIROBI, Kenya — A dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said Thursday. Water burst through the banks of the Patel Dam in Solai, Nakuru County, on Wednesday night, sweeping away hundreds of homes, including those on the expansive Nyakinyua estate that […]
Superstorms death toll rises to 150 in India
AGRA: A series of powerful super storms that tore through India this week have killed around 150 people, as officials warned Friday the death toll could rise with more extreme weather expected. A deadly dust storm claimed 125 lives in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Punjab, while an electric storm, in which lightning struck an […]
Afghan official: Taliban take district in northern province
kabul:-An Afghan official says the Taliban have captured another district in the northern provinceof Badakhshan.Abdullah Naji Nazari, a provincial council member, says the insurgents launched a surprise attack on Thursday in the strategic Kohistanat district, which is located along a routeto the provincial capital, Fayz Abad. Nazari says no casualties were reported in the day-long […]
China, US reach ‘agreements’ on some eco, trade issues to avert trade war
Beijing: China and the US have reached “agreements” on some of the issues but both sides were still “very divided” on several others during the economic and trade talks held here to end the tariff spat between the two major trading partners, according to a media report today. The US delegation, led by Treasury Secretary […]
Modi, Xi could meet 3 more times this year: Chinese envoy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have the opportunity to meet at least three times this year to take forward their friendship forged during their unprecedented informal summit in Wuhan, China’s ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said. Luo said the two leaders reached broad consensus on the overarching, long-term and strategic issues […]
