Death toll in Indonesia earthquake reaches 387
Jakarta, Aug 11:Indonesian authorities on Saturday raised the death toll in Lombok island earthquake to 387, while the number of injured and displaced went up to 13,688 and 387,067, respectively. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the island on last Sunday and was followed by 451 aftershocks, including strong ones with 5.9 magnitude earlier this week. National […]
We reject new sanctions, Russia tells US
Moscow, Aug 11:Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Russia categorically rejects new US sanctions over alleged Russian involvement in the Skripal case. Lavrov reiterated Russia’s position that Moscow played no role in the alleged nerve agent attack on ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the British city […]
China detains one million ethnic Uighurs in secret camps, UN told
United Nations, Aug 11: A UN human rights committee has heard there were credible reports that China is holding a million ethnic Uighurs in “counter-extremism centres”. Gay McDougall, a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, raised the claims on Friday at a two-day UN meeting on China, reports the BBC. […]
US suspends military training with Pakistan: Report
Islamabad, Aug 11: The Trump administration has suspended more than a decade-long military training programme of Pakistani personnel at the US institutions, a media report said today, days after Islamabad and Moscow signed an agreement to allow Pakistani troops to receive training at the Russian defence centres. Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesady […]
Khan’s party and allies secure over 180 seats in NA: Chaudhry
Islamabad, Aug 9: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and its allies have secured over 180 seats in the National Assembly, a senior party leader said today, days after Imran Khan was nominated by his party for the next prime minister of Pakistan. The party has already claimed to have crossed the magical figure of 172 required to […]
US to slap crippling sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack in Britain
Washington/London, Aug 9: The US today said it will impose tough new sanctions on Russia after determining that Moscow used a deadly military-grade nerve agent to kill a former Russian double agent and his daughter in the UK. Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter Yulia Skripal were hospitalised and treated for a nerve […]
Pakistani authorities blacklist Sharif’s sons, block passports
Islamabad, Aug 8: Pakistan’s deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons Hassan and Hussain have been placed on the blacklist by the authorities, barring them from travelling on their Pakistani passports, media reports said today. Sharif’s sons, who live in London, were declared as absconders by a court after they failed to appear in any of the […]
PTI for trust-based relationship with Washington: Imran to US envoy
Islamabad, Aug 08: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday met acting US ambassador to Pakistan John Hoover and said his party believes in strong, trust-based relations with the country. The two met at Imran’s Bani Gala residence. The PTI chief, whose party has emerged victorious in the July 25 General Election, told the envoy […]
Imran determined to change Pakistan in five years
Peshawar, Aug 07: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan addressed his party’s parliamentary meeting here on Tuesday, expressing determination to change Pakistan in five years. Khan’s whose party secured 116 general seats in the National Assembly in the July 25 polls, is set to become the country’s next prime minister. “Change cannot come without sacrifice,” Khan […]
Trump warns trading partners over Iran sanctions
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a strong warning to anyone trading with Iran, following his re-imposition of sanctions on the country. “The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed and in November they ratchet up to yet another level. Anyone doing business […]