International

02 April, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Reports KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of the man convicted of killing US journalist Daniel Pearl, defence lawyers have told reporters. British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, imprisoned since 2002, has had his sentence reduced to seven years for kidnapping, …

02 April, 2020 Bureau Reports + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a “heavy price” if it or its allies in Iraq attack US troops stationed there. “If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!” Trump tweeted. …

01 April, 2020 Bureau Report + Agencies JOHANNESBURG/ NEW DELHI: Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. “She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women,” her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told media. Head …

01 April, 2020 TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman warned that the recent American military moves in Iraq could escalate the regional tensions. In a statement on Wednesday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi denounced the American military presence and moves in Iraq. “While the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the international community …

01 April, 2020 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON: When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would be giving up their senior royal roles to become “financially independent,” it sent shock waves through the British establishment and became the topic of intense debate across the country and beyond. Why are …

01 April, 2020 WASHINGTON: There was no sugar-coating it this time. No optimistic talk of miracle cures or Easter-time business re-openings. There was just the cold, hard reality of the facts on the ground. “I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” a grave-faced …

01 April, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Int’l News Desk NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: The United Nations chief has warned the coronavirus pandemic presents the world with its “worst crisis” since World War-II (WW-II), with the number of dead in the United States now higher than in …

31 March, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Chairman and printer, publisher of the Jang Group, Mir Javed ur Rahman (MJR), the eldest son of the late visionary Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman (MKE), and elder brother of Jang Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (MSR), passed away in Karachi on Tuesday. …

31 March, 2020 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BAREILLY: An investigation has been launched after a group of migrant workers were filmed being doused in a “chemical solution” by Indian officials. They are understood to be migrants who returned to the city of Bareilly, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. …

30 March, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencie + Int’l Monitoring Desk + Bureau Reports KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ NEW YTORK: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 1,670 on Monday after new cases were reported across the country. The province-wise breakup of the total number of cases …