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20 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: The White House attacked its own top Ukraine official as he testified to an impeachment hearing that a phone call made by the president was “improper” and had left him in “shock”. Lt Col Alexander Vindman told Congress that President Donald Trump …

Hyderabad, Nov.19 (PMI): Urdu has the potential to become an International language for communication like English. In United Arab Emirates (UAE), where earlier court proceedings were used to be done in Arabic language only, advocates are now allowed to plead the cases in Urdu language also. Dr. Aquil Ahmad, Director, …

19 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + TNA TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD/ MELBOURNE: Highest-ranking military commanders from Iran and Pakistan held a meeting in Tehran to discuss a range of issues, including the common border security and the joint action against terrorism. Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army General Qamar …

18 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + BBC (Courtesy Messenger) MELBOURNE/ BEIJING: The conclusion of an extraordinary sensitive detailed report revealed that the relations in-between China and Australia have reached till bottom line while, the borders of both countries declared most vigilant for the citizens of both countries, hence, this …

17 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Iran’s Interior Minister has warned security officials will step up action against protesters taking to the streets over a new petrol policy. Protests have erupted across Iran after the government unexpectedly announced it was rationing petrol and increasing its price. At least …

09 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri KARTARPUR/ ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Expressing hope that the relations between India and Pakistan could go beyond “hatred, conflict” during the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “France and Germany fought wars but look at them today with …

09 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri NEW DELHI/ MELBOURNE: The disputed holy site of Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want a temple built there, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. The case, which has been bitterly contested for decades by Hindus and Muslims, centers on …

08 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Dozens people reportedly killed and injured when a shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Iran early on Friday, according to state TV. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck around 60km (35 miles) from the town of Hastrud, in East …

06 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DUSHANBE/ MELBOURNE: Over 27 people died after Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh/ ISIS) group militants attacked a border post on Tajikistan’s border with Uzbekistan, Tajik authorities said while the local media and sources claimed 17 deaths during incident. The …

05 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS/ MELBOURNE: Turkey has captured the elder sister of slain Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in northwestern Syria, according to a senior Turkish official. The official said on Monday that the …