Kashmir is part of Pakistan, innocent Kashmiris are remembered in prayers: Imam Kaaba
ISLAMABAD : Imam of Kaaba Dr. Saleh bin Muhammad Al-Talib met Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan in Parliament House, on Monday and admired Pakistan’s role for maintaining peace in the region and commitment to eradicate the menace of terrorism and extremism from the country and beyond. Talking to the Speaker, the Imam expressed immense pleasure […]
Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN for second day; India hits back at ‘failed state’
United Nations:-Responding to Islamabad’s bid to raise the Kashmir issue for a second day on Friday at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, India denounced Pakistan as a “failed state” where terrorists thrive and Osama Bin Laden received protection, and demanded that it bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai, Pathankot and Uri attacks […]
Gunman and three hostages found dead after siege at California veterans home
A former U.S. serviceman opened fire at a California veterans home where he had undergone treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, taking three employees hostage in an all-day standoff that ended when police found him and his female captives dead. “This is a tragic piece of news, one that we were really hoping we wouldn’t have […]
Israeli forces kill mentally disabled Palestinian
Israeli forces have killed a mentally disabled Palestinian man during clashes in the Bab al-Zawiya area of Hebron city in the occupied West Bank, according to a family member and officials. The Palestinian health ministry identified on Friday the slain man as Mohammad Zain al-Jabari. The 24-year-old was shot in the chest by Israeli forces earlier […]
India, Pakistan agree to repatriate prisoners above 70 years of age
Newdehli:_Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif approved the humanitarian proposal to release civilian prisoners incarcerated in both countries: India and Pakistan. These prisoners included women and mentally retarded persons above 70 years of age. Pakistan’s Foreign Office stated, “Revival of the judicial committee mechanism and facilitating the visit of medical experts (from both sides) to meet […]
Buddhist mobs attack more Muslim-owned shops in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka — Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s central hills, destroying stores and restaurants despite a curfew, a state of emergency and a heavy deployment of security forces, residents said Thursday. About 50 people broke into Mohamed Ramzeen’s small restaurant in the town of Pilimathalawa on Wednesday night while the curfew […]
Taliban accepts Ghani’s peace dialogue
Kabul , Mar 5: The Afghan Taliban has accepted to join the peace dialogue initiated by the Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, according to officials. Afghanistan’s Herat provincial council chairman Kamran Alizai said that the talks were held with the militant group regarding the same and in return, the Taliban set pre-conditions such as securing employment […]
China’s $175bn defence budget three times higher than India’s
Beijing, March 5 : China on Monday hiked its defence spending to 8.1 per cent of its GDP, pegging its economic growth at 6.5 per cent in 2018. China’s defence budget in 2017 was 7 per cent of the country’s GDP and has been in single digit since 2013, but this year’s military spending is […]
‘Secret vote’ begins for Pakistan senate elections
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani lawmakers on Saturday began casting votes in secret for new senators in parliament’s upper house in an election that looks set to boost the ruling party, as it tries to revive the political fortunes of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Winning control of the Senate could enable the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) […]
Killer storm clears northeast U.S., leaving floods and outages
Saturday Mar 03 2018 A powerful storm that killed at least five people will move away from the northeastern United States on Saturday, leaving a trail of flooded streets, power outages and brutal winds, forecasters said. Snow and rain will taper off as skies clear, but winds gusts of up to 50 miles per hour […]
