24-12-2020 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: The International Lawyers Forum (ILF) celebrated Christmas at Holy Trinity Church (HTC) with striving to promote interfaith harmony and discourage religious discrimination under the strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Bishop of Pakistan Sadiq Daniel along with other dignitaries welcomed the delegation of ILF on arrival …
Read More »Outrage over Trump Blackwater pardons
24-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ GUANTANAMO-BAY (CUBA): Donald Trump serving as the President of American but whose end is not only very near but also he would have to face severe consequences and revenge against his killings of thousands of people especially Muslims across the globe has declared …
Read More »Over 100 killed in Ethiopia after Abiy visit
24-12-2020 ADDIS ABABA: More than 100 people have been killed in Ethiopia’s western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the country. Witnesses and officials said that at least 102 people were killed in the attack early on Wednesday in the Metekel zone. The attack occurred …
Read More »3 French cops dead in retaliation of protests’ shooting
24-12-2020 PARIS: A man suspected of killing three police officers in central France has been found dead, the country’s Interior Minister has said. Three gendarmes were shot dead and a fourth injured after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Puy-de-Dôme, west of Lyon, in the early hours of …
Read More »Trump demands Congress amend ‘wasteful’ COVID Relief Bill
23-12-2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has rejected a nearly $900bn emergency spending legislation to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, telling Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of relief to Americans, among other demands. In a video message posted on social media on Tuesday night, Trump also claimed …
Read More »Israeli parliament dissolved as PM Netanyahu ‘fails’
23-12-2020 JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament dissolved on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fractured ruling coalition failed to pass a budget, triggering a fourth election in two years and renewing an unprecedented political crisis. The coalition led by Netanyahu and his former election rival, Defence Minister Benny Gantz, had been inching …
Read More »Indian channel fined in UK for airing hate speech against Pakistanis
22-12-2020 By SJA Jafri LONDON/ NEW DELHI/ PAKISTAN: Britain’s media regulator Ofcom has imposed a heavy fine of £20,000 on Republic Bharat TV (Worldview Media Network Limited) in the UK for serious broadcast breaches. The Republic Bharat channel broadcasts rolling news and current affairs to the Hindi speaking community in …
Read More »New strain not out of control: WHO
22-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report WASHINGTON/ GENEVA/ LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has been shut off from much of Europe after its closest allies cut transport ties due to fears about a new strain of the coronavirus. Officials from the World Health Organization …
Read More »Food shortage in UK grow after emergence of COVID variant
22-12-2020 LONDON: Britain could face shortage of fresh food and greens after a more contagious variant of the novel coronavirus has emerged in the country, promoting states across the globe to close its borders to it. The lingering Brexit talks aren’t helping the situation either. France on Sunday decided to …
Read More »6 countries target dozens of journalists worldwide
21-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Al-Jazeera + Bureau Report DOHA/ JERUSALEM/ RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: It is very shocking and alarming that dozens of journalists especially Al-Jazeera, PMI and Messenger have been targeting since a long by Saudi, Indian, Pakistani, Australian, American and Britain governments and agencies while the said journalists always …
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