22-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + BBC VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have “civil unions”. He made the comments, which observers say are his clearest remarks yet on gay relationships, in a documentary directed by Evgeny Afineevsky. “Homosexual people have a …

22-10-2020 NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: Almost 75% Americans fear violence and riots will break out after the US Presidential Elections 2020 are held, revealed a poll by The Independent on Wednesday. A JL Partners-Independent poll revealed how 72% of American respondents said they were very or quite concerned about post-election violence. Interestingly, …

21-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ NANGARHAR/ ISLAMABAD: Dozens Afghans have been killed and several injured in a stampede near a Pakistani consulate in eastern Afghanistan. The stampede occurred in a stadium in Jalalabad city where thousands of Afghans had gathered to secure visas from the consulate, officials …

21-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report BEIJING/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: China’s official military newspaper has said that India has returned a Chinese soldier who had strayed across a contested de facto border in the western Himalayan region where both sides have been locked in a tense standoff. The soldier …

Hyderabad Oct 21 (PMI): Confusion and Mayhem is being created in the Shia Community of Hyderabad by a group of people with vested interest. Many dignified personalities and educated youth are of the opinion that this mission is being supported to create unrest in the Shia community internally and trying …

21-10-2020 BERLIN: A Muslim doctor was denied German citizenship after refusing to shake hands with the woman presenting his certificate, according to reports. The Lebanese man was set to become a German citizen after 13 years in the country, but he fell at the last hurdle after refusing to shake …

21-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ ISTANBUL/ MELBOURNE: Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of late Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) over the journalist’s grisly murder. Cengiz and a rights group founded by …

Hyderabad Oct 21 (PMI): The legal and Lawful President of Markazi Anjuman Matami Gurohaan, Hyderabad T.S, Syed Najaf Ali Shoukat today demanded unconditional apology from the So-called Self-Styled president Mr Syed Haqayaq Ali Khan Abedi @ Abbas Nawab for alleged baseless allegations made against the presidents of various Anjuman’s/Grouhaan who …

20-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING: Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to inform the nation the date on which he plans to “throw the Chinese out of Indian territory”. Modi is set to address …

20-10-2020 GAZA/ JERUSALEM/ DUBAI: The arrival of a United Arab Emirates delegation in Israel has been slammed as “shameful” by Palestinian officials. The delegation – UAE’s first official visit to Israel – was welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Finance Minister Israel Katz at …