Pakistani politician, wife found dead at home in Karachi
Pakistani police say they have found the bullet-riddled bodies of a veteran politician and his wife at their home in Karachi. Authorities say it is unclear whether Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani, a provincial minister, and his wife died from murder or suicide. Senior police officer Tauqeer Naeem says servants found the bodies of the couple in their […]
Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi’s lakeside villa: Myanmar govt
Yangon – A man threw a petrol bomb at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, officials said, a rare attack on a national figurehead who enjoys strong domestic support but has drawn global outcry over her reticence to speak up for the Rohingya. There was little damage caused […]
26 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul Feb 1: At least twenty six militants have been killed in an airstrike on an assembly of the Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s southeastern Ghazni province. Provincial Governor’s spokesman Mohammad Arif Noori confirmed the figures, adding that more than 20 others have been wounded in the airstrike, reported Khaama Press. No comments have been received […]
France’s Macron warns Turkey over Syrian operation
PARIS:- French President Emmanuel Macron warned Turkey that its operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria should not become an excuse to invade the country and said he wanted Ankara to coordinate its action with its allies. Turkey last week launched an air and ground offensive in northwest Syria, targeting the Kurdish YPG militia in […]
Afghan President speaks to Modi, not to Pakistan PM
Kabul, Jan 31 : Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday refused to take a call from Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi but discussed the “need for an end to terrorist sanctuaries” with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Prime Minsiter Modi called me to offer condolences on the recent senseless killings of civilians by the […]
Trump pushes for merit-based immigration in State of Union address
Washington, Jan 31: US President Donald Trump today used his first State of the Union address to push for a merit- based immigration system that admits skilled people, a proposal that could benefit technology professionals from countries like India. In his nearly 80-minute long speech, Trump tried to shed his polarising image that has thwarted his […]
China congratulates new Foreign Secretary Gokhale
Beijing, Jan 31: China on Wednesday congratulated former Indian envoy Vijay Gokhale on becoming Indias Foreign Secretary — the countrys top diplomat– and hoped that ties between the two countries will move forward. Gokhale, who served as India’s Ambassador to China until October last year, played a crucial role in resolving the worst-in-decades military stand-off […]
Taliban openly active in 70% of Afghan territory: Study
A new study finds that the Taliban militants are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan’s soil, fully controlling four percent of the country and having presence in another 66 percent. The study released by the BBC on Tuesday shows that the Taliban forces are in full control of 14 Afghan districts (four percent of […]
Afghanistan earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR, child killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan
January 31, 2018 A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted northern Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far away as New Delhi and Islamabad. The quake hit at 0707 GMT near Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 kilometres […]
Book reveals Israel has ‘most robust assassination machine in history’
Mon Jan 29, 2018 A new book has hit the shelves, shedding light on Israel’s assassination machine since World War II which has taken the lives of many Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians and recently Iranian scientists. Relying on around 1,000 interviews and thousands of documents, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations by Israeli investigative journalist […]
