29-06-2020 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: At least seven people have been killed after gunmen stormed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in the southern city of Karachi, firing indiscriminately as they entered the building complex, rescue officials say. Four attackers stormed the building at 10am (05:00 GMT) Monday morning as trading began, carrying …

29-06-2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE/ CANBERRA: An Australian clean-energy lobby group outlined a road map to the sector creating one million jobs, in response to calls from the country’s powerful fossil fuel industry for a gas-powered economic revival from coronavirus. The plan by Beyond Zero Emissions …

28-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Construction of the first Hindu temple in the Pakistani capital Islamabad began on Tuesday, as a long-standing demand of the minority community was fulfilled by the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The site of the Shri Krishna Mandir (temple) complex, will …

29-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies HOUSTON/ AUSTIN/ NEW YORK: The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a “swift and very dangerous turn” in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned. “Over just the past few weeks, the daily number of cases have gone …

28-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MOSCOW/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Russia has rejected as “baseless” accusations that it offered Taliban-linked militants rewards to kill US and other NATO troops in Afghanistan. The New York Times and Washington Post cited US officials as saying a Russian military intelligence unit …

28-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KARTARPUR/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India has rejected an offer made by Pakistan on Saturday for the reopening of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on June 29, saying that cross-border travel has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, India media reported. The …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CHENNAI/ THOOTHUKUDI (TAMIL NADU)/ NEW DELHI: The death of a father and son in police custody in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has caused outrage after the victims’ family accused the police of torturing the duo in custody. P Jayaraj, 59, …

26-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: China has deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements, India’s foreign ministry has said, accusing Beijing of escalating tensions and triggering a deadly clash last week. “At …

25-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ LAHORE: Federal Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan presented the interim investigation report on the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) plane crash in the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying that the pilots were not focused and their lack of concentration caused the crash.  Presenting the …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies + Int’l News Desk NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India is expelling half the staff at Pakistan’s high commission (embassy) in its capital Delhi, accusing diplomats of spying and dealing with terrorists. India will also reduce staff by the same number at its high …