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19 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + PR KARACHI: Though the Article 19 of the constitution of Pakistan and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) guarantee freedom of expression and free media but media in Pakistan continued to be in chains or under strict form of physical intimidation like killings …

19 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy ABC News) MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: In the New South Wales Southern Highlands, about 100km south-west of Sydney, no matter what the season, there has always been one constant: green but not anymore. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News was this week given access to …

19 January, 2020 BEIJING: China reported 17 new cases of a mysterious virus on Sunday, including three patients in a severe condition, heightening concerns of more infections as hundreds of millions of people prepare to travel home for the Lunar New Year holiday. The new corona-virus strain has caused alarm because …

19 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s legal team has given its first formal response to the impeachment charges against him, describing the case as a “dangerous attack” on democracy. The document said the impeachment articles failed to allege any crime and were a “brazen” attempt to interfere with …

18 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the United States should withdraw troops from Afghanistan in a responsible manner and avoid repeating the mistakes from the past. The remarks were made during an interview with American broadcaster Fox …

18 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies FLORIDA/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Three more alleged members of a US neo-Nazi hate group have been arrested in Georgia, authorities say, in what appears to be a national operation. The arrests came on the same day that three suspected members of the …

18 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies SYDNEY/ QUEENSLAND: Heavy rains and thunderstorms have lashed parts of Australia’s east coast, dousing some of its fires but bringing a new threat of flooding to some areas. There have been downpours in the states of Victoria, New South Wales (NSW) and …

17 January, 2020 Bureau Report QUEENSLAND/ MELBOURNE: As bushfires continue to rage in nearly every corner of Australia, an entirely different sort of nightmare has afflicted the outback town of Mildura in the state of Victoria. On Thursday, just as the sun was reaching its peak, hot, high and heavy winds …

17 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD/ MELBOURNE: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the country’s military after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake. He said the Revolutionary Guard – the elite unit responsible for the disaster – “maintained the security” of …

17 January, 2020 TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Bank Pasargad plans to open a branch in India to facilitate bilateral trade between the Islamic Republic and the South Asian country. “We had a good meeting with the prime minister of India and they had a positive view …