08 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Massilia Aili – Al-Jazeera) MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: With more than 7,000 men, women and children in migrant detention centers across Australia the country has earned notoriety for its tough border protection policies, which have been condemned for breaching international human rights. Behind the barricades are …

08 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: It seems that the proper war between America and Iran has not only been started since last late night but in its first attack Iranian ballistic missiles have also destroyed at least two main US military bases in Iraq …

Hyderabad, Jan.7 (PMI): The State government has accorded permission for internal transfers and postings of Additional Commissioner/Zonal Commissioner of the GHMC. R. Upender Reddy, presently working as Zonal Commissioner (GHMC LB Nagar Zone), has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner (Sanitation & Transport), GHMC.Sikta Patnaik, IAS, presently working as …

07 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN: Iran’s lawmakers unanimously voted for a motion to designate the US Army and the Pentagon as terrorist organizations in response to a recent move by Washington to assassinate Iran’s revered commander, Lt. General Qassem Soleimani. The generalities and details of the …

07 January, 2020 TEHRAN: Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede that erupted in the Iranian city of Kerman at the funeral procession for a top commander killed in an air strike by the United States, according to officials. “So far 40 people were killed and 213 others …

07 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Huge numbers of black-clad mourners have turned out to pay their final respects to Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani ahead of his burial. Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday, on the …

07 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: In relation to the recent escalation of tension between the United States and Iran, Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday that Pakistan does not support any unilateral action and will not become a party to the …

07 January, 2020 WASHINGTON/ BAGHDAD: The United States has no plans to pull out militarily from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Pentagon reporters on Monday, following reports of a US military letter about preparations for a withdrawal. “There’s been no decision whatsoever to leave Iraq,” Esper said, when asked about …

India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan at the recent acts of vandalism and desecration of the holy Gurdwara Sri Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib and the targeted killing of minority Sikh community member in Peshawar. External Affairs Ministry today summoned Pakistan’s Acting High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that action against a few corrupt entities should not be seen as the government crackdown on the corporate sector. Speaking at Centenary Celebrations of Kirloskar Brothers in New Delhi, the Prime Minister said, the endeavour of this government has always been to provide a …