International News Updates

Toronto: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in 1985 Air India bombing, has been sentenced to nine years in jail by a Canadian court for perjury at the trial of his two co-accused conspirators. In handing down his sentence, British Columbia Superior Court judge Mark McEwan observed Reyat was "nothing like a remorseful man." […]

Chicago: The trial of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, co-accused along with Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley in 2008 Mumbai attacks, has been postponed from February 14 to May 16 at the request of defence. At a status hearing today, US district judge agreed to delay the trial date of Rana, a Chicago businessman, to give the defence […]

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said that the Covid-19 Delta variant is expected to account for nearly all new cases in the continent by August.

Kathmandu: UN Special Envoy Karin Landgren has sparked a row in Nepal with her "wild" comments during a key briefing to the Security Council, where she warned that there was a real risk to the peace process amid fears of a new Maoists` revolt and an army-backed coup in the country. The government has strongly […]

Peshawar: Six Taliban militants were killed on Friday as US Predator drones targeted a vehicle used by them in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said. The drones fired missiles at the vehicle in Datta Khel area near Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, killing four militants. The other persons […]

London: Police presence at airports, rail and road transport hubs was beefed up across London after a fresh terror alert was sounded in the city, weeks after security officials foiled two serious terrorist plots. Extra police was deployed at various transport hubs in the city and all police leave cancelled after intelligence was received that […]

Islamabad: A top Pakistani police officer had issued a direction for conducting a fresh security clearance of all personnel of the Elite Force less than a month before Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was assassinated by one of his bodyguards from the anti-terrorism unit. The Additional Inspector General of the Elite Force, in a letter sent […]

Lahore: Businessmen have expressed disappointment over the Pakistan government`s decision to ban onion exports to India via the land route, saying the move was not in the interest of bilateral trade or merchants who had bagged sizeable orders. Such decisions hamper trade between the two countries and cause wastage of perishable goods. This is in […]

Lahore: Pakistani authorities today enhanced security for Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who triggered a blasphemy furore in the country and in whose defence Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer lost his life, following reports of a threat to her life. The government of Punjab government beefed up security for 45-year-old Asia Bibi in Sheikhupura jail, where […]

Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday set up a top panel to probe the poor quality of armoured carriers for its UN peace keeping force in Sudan that has sparked a row in the country, amid allegations of corruption in the arms deal. The government has formed a five-member committee to probe allegations of sub-standard Armoured Personnel […]

Dhaka: Islamic militants have threatened to kill Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and blow up a high-security jail in northeastern Chittagong city if their associates are not released from the prison within a month. The jailer of the prison in Chittagong port city yesterday received a letter containing the threat, with its sender calling himself […]

Lahore: Leaders of Pakistan`s ruling PPP have held the PML-N-led government in Punjab responsible for the murder of Governor Salmaan Taseer and alleged that some elements in the opposition might have been behind the crime. Senior PPP leaders have alleged there were "political motives" behind the assassination and claimed that some elements in the opposition […]

Peshawar: A Pakistani Taliban faction linked to trainer of suicide bombers Qari Hussain on Thursday claimed responsibility for the assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, saying that the "man who killed him was from among us." "We claim responsibility for the killing of Salmaan Taseer. The Punjab Governor was our target and we have planned […]

Tokyo: In what could be a departure from China`s declared stand of a `no-first-use` policy, the Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, the Japanese media reported. The newly revealed policy, called "Lowering the threshold of […]

Islamabad: Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who triggered a blasphemy furore in Pakistan and in whose defence Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer lost his life, is facing a threat of a suicide attack inside a jail, where she is currently lodged. The "Moaviya group", a militant organisation plans to mount a suicide attack on Sheikhupura district […]