Turkey urges India to end curbs in Kashmir

GENEVA: Turkey on Monday raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council, with a call for resolving the decades-old dispute on the basis of UN resolutions and the “legitimate” expectations of Kashmiri people who are struggling for their right of self-determination. “We […]

Severe floods kill five in Indonesia’s capital

Jakarta-Five people were killed in the severe floods that submerged entire neighbourhoods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, authorities said Sunday, as residents returned to clean their homes and salvage belongings. The city was struck by torrential rains over the weekend, which flooded dozens of major roads and forced […]

Ruling PTI demands ECP to notify victory in Daska by-polls

DASKA/ SIALKOT – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said Sunday that PTI won the by-election in Daska with a clear majority and Imran Khan’s narrative is getting overwhelming acceptance from the people in by-elections. Prime Minister Imran Khan is determined to eliminate the […]

Haleem Adil, co-accused sent on judicial remand

KARACHI   –  An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday sent Haleem Adil Sheikh and his aides to jail on judicial remand in another case related to a scuffle with officials during an anti-encroachment drive against illegal farmhouses. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Malir heard the case against […]

Maryam doesn’t know dynamic of elections: Shibli

ISLAMABAD   –  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Saturday declared Maryam Nawaz’s press conference as self-contradictory and said that she did not understand the dynamics of elections. In a statement, the minister said that on one hand, she was praising the Election Commission of […]

PML-N’s Mushahid Ullah Khan passes away

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan passed away in Islamabad on Wednesday. He was 68. According to former Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair, Mushahid Ullah Khan had been ill for a long time and was under treatment at a hospital in Islamabad […]