05-03-2022 KYIV/ MOSCOW/ LONDON/ WASHINGTON: The shelling of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine by Russian troops is “a threat to European security and stability”, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said. Speaking in Brussels, where ministers from across the West are gathering today to discuss how to respond to Russian …

04-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, martyring more than 59 worshippers and wounding dozens more, many of them critically. The explosion occurred as worshippers had collected in the Kucha Risaldar mosque …

04-03-2022 TEHRAN/ BRUSSELS: Iran wants to recover tens of billions of dollars it is owed by India and other buyers of its oil in euros and is billing new crude sales in euros, too, looking to reduce its dependence on the US dollar following last month’s sanctions relief. A source …

04-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) called Israel a “potential ally” and said in a wide-ranging interview published on Thursday that he wants to “work it out” with Iran. Crown Prince also called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “a …

04-03-2022 MOSCOW/ KYIV: In the seven days since this conflict began, southern Ukraine has become a critical defensive front against Russia’s advances. Moscow has chosen to lay siege to multiple cities there, viewing the region as strategically vital to the success of the invasion as a whole. Not only would …

04-03-2022 SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended their rally on Thursday, with Brent rising above $117 a barrel, as trade disruption and shipping issues from Russian sanctions over the Ukraine crisis sparked supply worries while US crude stocks fell to multi-year lows. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies …

03-03-02022 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ ISLAMABAD: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine, however Pakistan has abstained taking part in voting against resolution. Japan and New Zealand led condemnation from Asia, but the continent’s giants, China, India and …

03-03-02022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A number of Afghan women reporters on Sunday said the restrictions by the Islamic Emirate against them have increased recently and this situation has made them worry about the future. The reporters said that even in some press conferences held by …

03-03-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: While weddings are all about people feeling happy and cheerful, a couple in India shocked guests and later netizens, after they engaged in a violent altercation during their garland exchange ceremony (varmala) that took over a very petty issue. In a viral video of the …

Hyderabad, March 2:  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Wednesday celebrated 64th anniversary of its revival with party leader Akbaruddin Owaisi hoisting the party flag at Darussalam, the party headquarters here. With party chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi busy in the campaigning for ongoing Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, …