HRW urges Bangladesh to halt Rohingya repatriation plan

DHAKA 01 April (Online): Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Bangladesh to suspend plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar warning conditions there would not be safe for the persecuted and stateless minority. Bangladesh is home to around a million Rohingya, most of whom […]

19 held for getting free flour on fake tokens

FAISALABAD, Apr 01 (APP): The police have arrested 19 people on the charge of getting free flour at various distribution centers on fake tokens. A police spokesman said here on Saturday that five people including Amin Bilal, Asghar Ali, Adil, Naveed and Muhammad Danish were […]

Pope Francis leaves hospital, quips ‘I am still alive’

Rome, April 1 (AFP/APP): A jovial Pope Francis joked with well-wishers on Saturday as he left hospital after a three-night stay for bronchitis, and headed back to the Vatican to prepare for Christianity’s most important week. The 86-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli […]

Man kills married daughter

SARGODHA, Apr 01 (APP): A man shot dead his married daughter on a domestic dispute here in Daman-e-Muhar area situated in Mitha Tiwana police precincts on Saturday. Police said one Muhammad Khan, son of Ghulam Sarwer of Jibbi Sharif village had a family dispute with […]

Matters are heading towards Sajjad Ali Shah-2: Atta Tarar

ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Online): SAPM Atta Tarar has said if the benches continue to dissolve this way then the institution will lose its credibility. “The matters are heading toward Sajjad Ali Shah-2. Two Tarars will continue to stand for the cause of upholding constitution; he […]