Category: International News

Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed to 11 years in jail in terror financing cases

Lahore, Feb 12: Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in two terror financing cases. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was […]

Nepal prepares to evacuate its citizens from virus-hit Wuhan city in China

Kathmandu, Feb 11: Nepal is preparing to bring back its 180 nationals struck in China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus that has killed over 1,000 people, officials said here. The disease emerged in December in a market in central China’s Wuhan city that sold wild animals, […]

Pakistan pledges to buy more Malaysian palm oil to compensate for India’s withdrawal

KUALA LUMPUR – Pakistan will buy more palm oil from Malaysia, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday, to try and compensate after top buyer India put curbs on Malaysian imports last month amid a diplomatic row. India imposed general restrictions on refined palm oil imports, and informally […]

Pakistan resumes flights to and from China, screens passengers for virus

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Monday it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. The decision runs counter to many other airlines and governments which have tightened travel restrictions and suspended more flights in response […]

China intensifies efforts to combat coronavirus as death toll rises to 305

Beijing/Wuhan, Feb 2:  China on Sunday resorted to more drastic measures like isolating coronavirus patients to designated areas and restricting the movement of residents in regions hit by the rapid spreading virus that has killed 305 people and infected over 14,000 others. The Philippines on Sunday reported the […]

Britain’s years-long battle over Brexit

The curtain comes down on Britain’s membership of the European Union on January 31 after more than three and a half years of disagreements and delays. Here are the milestones in the rocky process. – Leave wins – In a referendum on June 23, 2016 that followed decades […]

Growth slowdown in India temporary, expect momentum to improve going ahead: IMF chief

Davos, Jan 24: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum to improve going ahead. Speaking here at the WEF 2020, she also said the world appears a better place in January 2020 compared to what it […]

After India’s Amazon snub, BJP slams Bezos-owned Washington Post

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party on Friday slammed editorial policies of billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, even as his e-commerce firm Amazon announced plans to create a million jobs in the country by 2025. Vijay Chauthaiwale, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) […]

India, Iran should work to expedite Chabahar Port development, connectivity to Afghanistan: Zarif

Mumbai, Jan 17 Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said India and Iran need to work together to expedite rail connectivity to Afghanistan and procurement of equipment for development of Chabahar Port. The minister who was in the city said that India has good relations with Iran […]

Musharraf approaches Pak SC to suspend death sentence ruling by special court in high treason case

Islamabad, Jan 16: Pakistan’s self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Thursday approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of a special court that had handed him death sentence on charges of high treason. The special court in Islamabad on December 17 last handed down the death penalty to […]

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