By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ BANNU: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Gohar Wazir, a Khyber News TV reporter who was arrested yesterday after covering a meeting convened by Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM/ a tribal defence movement) to denounce army abuses in the former Tribal Areas …
Read More »‘Egg Boy’ donates $100,000 to victims of Christchurch shooting
By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE: The Australian teenager who smashed an egg onto the head of former far-right senator Fraser Anning says he has donated close to $100,000 to the survivors of the Christchurch terrorist attack. Will Connolly, whose act gained him the nickname ‘Egg Boy’ on social media, said …
Read More »US Executioner who ‘closed 62 sets of eyes’ now fights death penalty
By SJA Jafri + Monitoring Desk MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: At a glance, you would never suspect Jerry Givens was once a state-sanctioned killer. He is a deeply religious family man, who loves to laugh and sings in his church’s choir but for 17 years he was the US state of Virginia’s …
Read More »Fake websites offering Indian e-visa, fraudulent calls
By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) CANBERRA: The High Commission of India to Canberra has issued an alert through an official notice placed at its website too regarding the fake websites and fraudulent calls. The alert explains that it has been brought to our notice that many third-party websites offering …
Read More »NON-AUSSIES RETURN BACK TO THEIR HOMES 11th killing of girl, 10th man murdered in Australia
By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE: The crime ratio is becoming high in Australia day by day while neither the Law Enforcing Authorities (LEAs) nor the government seems to serious to control crimes accept to focus on non-issues just to get money and both are harassing to foreigners and migrants especially …
Read More »3 killed, 15 injured during PTM- Pak Army clash
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: Pashtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) mounted an armed attack on a security check-post in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. Sources said a clash between PTM workers and security personnel ensued following the attack on the Boyya check-post near Datta Khel area. The sources said several workers of the PTM have …
Read More »JDC EXPOSED THE REAL FACE OF PAKISTAN & ITS NATION 73% of world population nominates JDC for Nobel Peace Prize
By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE/ OSLO/ KARACHI: The nomination first came to light on Friday, when during an elementary result of survey conducted by dozens of international organizations and experts’ group also eminent as IOWP that has finalized to recommend JDC for the Nobel Peace Prize 2019-20 out of …
Read More »2 martyred and 15 injured in blast inside Quetta mosque
y SJA Jafri + Agencies QUETTA: At least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion in a mosque in Quetta’s Pashtoon Abad area on Friday. Rescue sources said, 15 people were injured in the blast with three said to be in critical condition at Quetta’s Civil hospital. …
Read More »UK PM resigns on Brexit failures
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ LONDON: UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced her resignation today after pressure on her to quit reached a critical point following her failure to win support for her Brexit deal. The Conservative leader said she would stand down as Tory party leader on June …
Read More »NZ PM Jacinda mural unveiled on Melbourne tower
MELBOURNE: One month after $11,000 was raised to fund the creation of a giant mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embracing a Muslim woman in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the finished artwork has been revealed to the public. The impressive mural graces the side of a …
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