Islamabad: The United Nations has acknowledged Pakistan’s ongoing efforts against terrorism and observed that the reunification of terrorist groups under the shelter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was still a threat for the region. The UN’s report emerged on Sunday noted that the threat from TTP had resulted in over 100Read More →
London: In the past year the British government on the identification of its intelligence agency expelled three Chinese spies posing as journalists, according to a report published in the Daily Telegraph. The paper, on Thursday, quoted a senior government source and reported that the three Chinese were intelligence officers workingRead More →
Naypyitaw: Elected leader and Noble laureate Aung San Suu Kyi along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) were arrested by military after it toppled the government in the pretext of ‘election fraud’. According to Reuters, the civilian leadership was arrested in early morning raids soon afterRead More →
Moscow: Russian police on Sunday arrested over 1,000 supporters in Moscow and across Russia as they took to street despite the chilling cold to stage protest against the imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. According to Reuters, the police are cracking down the nationwide massive rallies that are of aRead More →
London: At least 7,000 residents of Hong Kong have left for the United Kingdom since the announcement of China regarding the imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong. According to the Associated Press, the British government is expecting further 300, 000 Hong Kongers to seek extended residency rightsRead More →
New Delhi: Israeli ambassador to India on Saturday said that embassy in New Delhi was on high alert as it had received threats before attack. On Friday, a small bomb exploded near Israeli embassy which damaged nearby cars but no injuries caused. Officials in Jerusalem told news agencies that theRead More →
Islamabad: After a strong reaction from the United States against Pakistan’s Supreme Court order of releasing Ahmed Omar Sheikh, prime accused in America’s Wall Street Journal journalist Denial Pearl murder, the federal government decided to file a review petition against the acquittal. Meanwhile, the top court has also fixed SindhRead More →
Islamabad: Extending the benefit of the doubt, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered to release Ahmed Omar Sheikh, a prime accused of killing America’s Wall Street Journal journalist Denial Pearl. The country’s top court dismissed appeals moved by Pearl’s parents and Sindh government appeal wherein they separately challenged the Sindh HighRead More →
Mexico City: As Mexico registered the highest levels of infections and deaths, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also tested positive for Covid-19. The 67-year-old López Obrador, who has been widely criticized over his poor handling of pandemic, himself announced on Twitter that he tested positive for coronavirus. His officialRead More →
Washington DC: Assuming the office amid deep economic and health as well as political crises, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America on Wednesday with a promise to seek unity after a rowdy four years that scratched the face ofRead More →
Washington DC: Breaking many barriers including the one that had kept men at the top ranks of America for more than two centuries, Kamala Harris has been sworn in as the first female vice president of the United States. She is the first black woman and the first South AsianRead More →
Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday shuffled his cabinet and announced three new nominations including Chung Eui-Yong as foreign minister ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Chung is popular for his veteran diplomatic negotiations. Until July 2020, Chung not only served as chief of the presidential NationalRead More →
