International

24-08-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees and migrants living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year since being evacuated from Afghanistan held protests this week over what they say is a slow and opaque resettlement process. Hundreds of Afghans carried …

24-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force said on Tuesday the government had sacked three officers for “accidentally” firing a missile into Pakistan in March, an incident that the two nuclear-armed rivals handled calmly as there were no casualties. The BrahMos missile, a nuclear-capable, land-attack cruise missile jointly …

24-08-2022 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The United States hoped to revive a 2015 nuclear deal as it said that Iran is willing to ease key demands that had held up the revival of the deal. The US is expected shortly to respond to Iran through European Union mediators, after a year and …

23-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian police detained a state lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Tuesday on suspicion of “promoting enmity in the name of religion” after Muslim groups demanded his arrest for his comments about the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The detention of T Raja …

23-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top court has upheld former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conviction and 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal. Prosecutors say some $4.5bn was stolen from 1MDB state fund, which was co-founded in 2009 when Najib was the prime …

23-08-2022 UNITED NATIONS: Members of the United Nations Security Council remain divided over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan’s Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans. …

23-08-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India’s e-commerce companies are adding delivery personnel at a rapid pace, fearing a labour shortage might cause them to lose out in one of the biggest annual shopping seasons that begins in earnest next month. The moves come amid a tightening job …

23-08-2022 WASHINGTON: Washington denied suggestions it is stalling a potential agreement to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal after a “final” draft was circulated, but said outstanding questions remain. “The notion that we have delayed this negotiation in any way is just not true,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price. After …

23-08-2022 MEXICO CITY: A New Mexico grand jury on Monday charged Muhammad Syed, an Afghan refugee, with the murder of a third Muslim man in ambush shootings that have shaken the immigrant community in the state’s largest city. Cell phone evidence allowed prosecutors to link Syed, 51, to the August …

22-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ LAHORE: The Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law, authorities said on Monday, days after the former prime minister attacked the police and a judicial officer at a huge rally in the capital, Islamabad. The police case comes a …