International

01-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Several senior Indian journalists have been charged with sedition over their reporting and online posts about a farmers’ protest last week, sparking criticism from media associations. The cases have been filed with police in at least five states against the journalists, …

01-02-2021 MYANMAR (BURMA)/ DHAKA: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the governing party were detained in a series of early morning raids, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday, following days of escalating tension between her civilian government and the …

31-01-2021 MOSCOW: Russian police have detained thousands of people as protesters took to the streets across the country demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny. On Sunday, police detained more than 4,000 people at protests in cities nationwide, according to OVD-Info, a group that monitors political arrests. More …

31-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies TEHRAN/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ DOHA/ ISLAMABAD: Iran will only support an “inclusive” government in neighboring Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a top Taliban delegation. In a Sunday meeting with the group led by senior Taliban figure Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, …

31-01-2021 SHANGHAI/ BEIJING: China launched the second Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan in Shanghai which will significantly enhance Pakistan’s maritime defense and deterrence capabilities, Global Times reported. The launch of the second Type 054A/P frigate was held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. The occasion coincides with the completion of 70 …

31-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/KARACHI: Publishers of the Daily Mail newspaper have paid damages and apologized to a British Pakistani couple for publishing an article which accused them of being dropped by the Home Office, harassing and bullying their staff as well as paying them low salaries. British Pakistani …

31-01-2021 TEHRAN/ GENEVA: Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected any new negotiations or changes to the participants of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, after French President Emmanuel Macron said any new talks should include Saudi Arabia. “The nuclear accord is a multilateral international agreement ratified by UN Security Council Resolution …

30-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report DUBAI/ KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it is opening a path to citizenship for select foreigners, but it is unclear if new passport holders will benefit from the public welfare system. Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed …

30-01-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan Defence Forces in the country’s east on Saturday, killing dozens more security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taliban. The pre-dawn assault took place in the restive province …

30-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ : United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to “come together and seriously discuss their problems” stemming from the unresolved Kashmir dispute, saying his good offices were always available for mediation. Responding …