International

13-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Several members of the Movement of Change for Afghanistan Party (MoCAP) held a gathering in the capital city of Kabul, where they called for women’s access to education and work. The gathering was held to celebrate the international week dedicated to …

13-03-2022 ERBIL/ BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON: A dozen ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq have struck the country’s northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil, Kurdish officials say, adding there are no casualties. There was no immediate claim of responsibility or further details available. A US State Department spokesperson on Sunday called it an …

13-03-2022 KYIV/ LVIV: Ukraine accused Russian forces on Saturday of killing seven civilians in an attack on women and children trying to flee fighting near Kyiv, and France said Russian President Vladimir Putin had shown he was not ready to make peace. The Ukrainian intelligence service said the seven, including …

12-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ TEHRAN/ DAMASCUS/ KARACHI: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday put 81 people including 63 Shia Muslims to death in the largest mass execution in the kingdom modern history. Families and friends of victims and sources told Press media of India (PMI) that …

12-03-2022 Bureau Report SRINAGAR/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: An army pilot was killed and his co-pilot was critically injured after their Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Gurez sector today. The helicopter was on its way to pick up a paramilitary soldier and evacuate him …

12-03-2022 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Deash also known Islamic State (IS) confirmed on Thursday the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi as its new chief. Quraishi, a religious scholar and soldier in former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s army …

12-03-2022 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Russian strikes have hit several cities, including Dnipro for what appears to be the first time. Emergency services in the east-central city said at least one person was killed in strikes that allegedly hit a kindergarten, residential building and shoe factory. Russian forces approaching Kyiv appear to …

12-03-2022 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: The United States (US) rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a sign that Moscow could soon use the weapons themselves. “The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and …

11-03-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance. “On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile,” the Indian government …

11-03-2022 New York: The person who received a pig’s heart transplant passed away on Tuesday afternoon, months after going through the surgery. David Bennett, 57, had made headlines across the globe after he had his heart successfully replaced by a genetically-modified heart taken from a pig. However, Bennett passed away …