Acid attack on 3 girls in Pakistan for rejecting marriage proposal
Islamabad: Three girls, including a sister duo, in Pakistan’s Punjab province suffered burn injuries in an acid attack on Thursday when they were allegedly attacked by the sisters’ uncle for rejecting a marriage proposal, according to media reports. The sisters and their friend — all said to be university students — were standing at a […]
More than 300 get death in Iraq for links to ISIS
Baghdad: Iraqi courts have sentenced to death a total of more than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, for belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group, judicial sources said on Wednesday. The suspects are being tried by two courts, one near the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq and another […]
Pakistan reacts strongly at Modi’s claim over ‘surgical strikes’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected as “false” and “baseless” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims of having launched a surgical strike on terrorist camps in Pakistani territory. At an interactive session at the Central Hall Westminster in London, Modi said on Wednesday that Islamabad was informed about the 2016 surgical strike before this was made […]
Sana Mir enters top five in ODI bowlers rankings
Lahore:Veteran Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir has broken into the top five in International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings, securing the fourth place with 620 points to her name. The spin all-rounder is now ahead of Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, who sits at fifth. Australia’s Jess Jonassen is the number one ranked bowler, with […]
Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State
BAGHDAD – Iraqi courts have sentenced 212 people to death in Mosul and surrounding areas, most of them for complicity with Islamic State, since the area was retaken by Iraqi forces in July and August 2017, a judiciary spokesman said on Wednesday. Mosul was home to two million people before being overrun in 2014 by […]
Beijing wants India-Nepal-China economic corridor
Beijing, Beijing wants India to join a China-Nepal connectivity project, top diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the Himalayan nation’s development should be a common goal shared by the two countries. Nepal sits between India and China and traditionally has been close to New Delhi. But Beijing has entered the country by investing […]
China says ties with India now see progress
Beijing, : China on Monday said its ties with India hold “great potential” and have witnessed new progress after a flurry of high-level exchanges. Beijing and New Delhi are making efforts to repair the relations damaged by the 73-day military stand-off between their armies last year. It is evident from the increase in visits by […]
8 Egypt soldiers, 14 militants killed in central Sinai
CAIRO — Egypt’s military says eight soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded after militants wearing explosive belts blew themselves up as they tried to infiltrate a military base in central Sinai. A Saturday military statement says that clashes at dawn with militants accompanying the suicide bombers left 14 militants dead. There was no immediate […]
UN Chief condemns Kathua rape and murder; calls for action on accused
United Nations : chief Antonio Guterres termed the Kathua gangrape and murder case, which happened in Jammu and Kashmir with an eight-year-old girl, as ‘horrific’ and said that he hopes that the authorities will bring the perpetrators to justice. Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric said, “I think we’ve seen the media reports of this horrific case, of the […]
UNSC must prevent Syria spiralling out of control: UN chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. “I have also been closely following developments in the Security Council and regret that […]
