International

17-07-2019 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: In a marked sign of a potential change in Iran’s policy, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country’s missile program could be a topic for negotiation with the United States. The unprecedented remarks contradict previous statements by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who on various occasions …

17-07-2019 WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The United States on Tuesday (local time) welcomed the construction of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims, saying it is “incredibly supportive” of steps that boost people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan. On July 14, India and Pakistan had held the second round of bilateral talks to …

17 July, 2019 LONDON: The three London Bridge attackers, who killed eight people in 2017, were lawfully killed by police, an inquest has found. Khuram Butt, 27, Rachid Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22, ploughed into pedestrians on the bridge before stabbing people around Borough Market. They were shot dead …

Islamabad, July 16 : Despite generous funding from foreign donors to transform the educational sector in Pakistan and the claims by various governments regarding improvements, there are almost 23 million out-of-school children in the country, the second highest number in the world, a report said. The findings were made public …

16 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: At last, the whole world especially United States of America (USA) has not only recognized the term “WHITE TERRORIST’ introduced by Messenger’s Bureau Chief for Australia (this correspondent) but also become famous across the world (the details and historical references …

15 July, 2019 NEW DELHI: India’s mission to land a rover on the surface of the moon was called off due to a “technical snag” less than an hour before take off Monday. The lunar mission, called Chandrayaan-2, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, would have been a first for the …

“JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME” 15 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: After the raids at home of an Australian journalist and a media outlet neither there is any press freedom nor safety and security of journalists remain in Australia while the value and importance as …

14 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Daily Mail) Daily Mail reveals another corruption scandal of Shehbaz Sharif Sharif leads Pakistan’s main opposition party and was a Chief Minister  Up to £500million of UK foreign aid has been poured into his province, Punjab But, investigators claim, his family was laundering …

14 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Wall Street Journal RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: The Saudi regime does not represent Islam while the rulers of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) do not believe in humanity, Islamic values and there is no concept of human rights in KSA; said Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi …

14 July, 2019 LONDON: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Iranian tanker detained by Royal Marines near Gibraltar could be released, if the UK is guaranteed the oil is not bound for Syria. The tanker, seized on 4 July, was suspected of breaking EU sanctions. Iran claimed the seizure …