International

24-03-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: A new double mutant variant of the coronavirus and 771 others have been detected in samples collected from 18 states across India. Of the 10,787 samples, 736 were positive for the UK variant, 34 for the South African variant and one for the Brazilian …

24-03-2021 Bureau Report DUBAI/ ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates finance minister and the deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bins Rashid Al Maktoum, has died, Dubai’s ruler said on Twitter on Wednesday. Sheikh Hamdan, aged 75, was the brother of the current ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed …

24-03-2021 JERUSALEM: Exit polls indicated there is no clear winner in Israel’s election, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate uncertain and signaling continued political deadlock. The polls on Israel’s three main TV stations late Tuesday showed Netanyahu and his religious and nationalist allies, as well as diverse array of opponents, …

24-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ RIYADH/ ANKARA: A senior official issued a death threat against UN investigator Agnes Callamard following her inquiry into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, media reported on Tuesday. In an interview with the British newspaper, the outgoing special rapporteur on extrajudicial, …

23-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY/ KARACHI: Worst practices, self-made rules, anti-Muslims and anti-Asian behavior, inhuman decisions, nastiest immigration policies, illegal, immoral and abnormal policies and behavior will sink so-called educated, civilized, modern, polished and polished Australia as well as its nation soon and because of …

23-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report WASHINGTON/ LONDON/ OTTAWA/ ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING: The United States, Canada and the United Kingdom joined the European Union on Monday to take what they described as “coordinated action” against China to send “a clear message about the human rights violations and abuses …

23-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report COLORADO/ MELBOURNE/ LONDON/ KARACHI: Another American “White Terrorist” exposed as PMI and Messenger have been highlighting through its reporting with solid evidences since a long that the real terrorist is Americans while half of the terrorism activities of the world are …

23-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ABUJA/ MALI: Attackers belong al-Qaeda (ISIS/ ISIL/ Taliabn) on motorbikes have raided several villages in southwestern Niger, killing at least 137 more Shia people in the bloodiest violence to hit the country in years, the government said. The gunmen on Sunday attacked the villages …

22-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report SYDNEY: Some 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods across New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, with more heavy rainfall predicted. The state’s entire coast is now under a severe weather warning. Days of torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to …

22-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report BRISTOL/ LONDON: Two police officers were seriously injured and at least two police vehicles were set on fire in the city of Bristol in southwest England during violent scenes after a peaceful protest, police said. Thousands of demonstrators had converged on …