International

18 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + BBC (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE/ BEIJING: The conclusion of an extraordinary sensitive detailed report revealed that the relations in-between China and Australia have reached till bottom line while, the borders of both countries declared most vigilant for the citizens of both countries, hence, this …

17 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Iran’s Interior Minister has warned security officials will step up action against protesters taking to the streets over a new petrol policy. Protests have erupted across Iran after the government unexpectedly announced it was rationing petrol and increasing its price. At least …

09 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri KARTARPUR/ ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Expressing hope that the relations between India and Pakistan could go beyond “hatred, conflict” during the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “France and Germany fought wars but look at them today with …

09 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri NEW DELHI/ MELBOURNE: The disputed holy site of Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want a temple built there, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. The case, which has been bitterly contested for decades by Hindus and Muslims, centers on …

08 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Dozens people reportedly killed and injured when a shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Iran early on Friday, according to state TV. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck around 60km (35 miles) from the town of Hastrud, in East …

06 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DUSHANBE/ MELBOURNE: Over 27 people died after Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh/ ISIS) group militants attacked a border post on Tajikistan’s border with Uzbekistan, Tajik authorities said while the local media and sources claimed 17 deaths during incident. The …

05 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS/ MELBOURNE: Turkey has captured the elder sister of slain Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in northwestern Syria, according to a senior Turkish official. The official said on Monday that the …

03 November, 2019 Bureau Report KARACHI: An underhanded plot of a well trained, vastly experienced and highly professional spy that has been serving for a foreign secret service in a garb of waiter at ‘Karachi Press Club’ (KPC) is not only continued but also despite of murdering and paralyzing of …

03 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri PALESTINE/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Without any prior notice, Twitter suspended the English, Arabic and Breaking News accounts of Quds News Network (QNN), the largest and most viewed news network in Palestine, on its platform while the entire data has also been either removed or …

31 October, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ LAHORE/ RAHIM YAR KHAN: At least 65 people were killed and scores injured when a train caught fire near the city area of Liaquatpur on Thursday. The train, Tezgam, was on its way from Karachi to Rawalpindi, when a gas cylinder carried by …