15-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has been detained in Australia ahead of a court hearing that will determine whether the tennis star can stay in the country unvaccinated. The Serbian faces deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time, with the government …

14-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic is facing deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. The Australian government cancelled his visa on Friday, saying the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to …

14-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Australia’s notorious Park Hotel made headlines last week after tennis star Novak Djokovic was sent there when his visa was revoked. The incident shone a light on the plight of more than 30 refugees held there, some of them for …

13-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted “errors” in his travel papers and to meeting a journalist after a claimed coronavirus infection, as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record 21st Grand Slam title. The men’s world number one made …

13-01-2022 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Geo News) LONDON/ MULTAN/ KARACHI: A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has made former Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Syed Ali Haider Gilani its “Ambassador For Peace” as he was abducted by the Al-Qaeda and remained in harsh captivity for three years. The Universal …

12-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have released a prominent university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested during the weekend, a family member said. Hasina Jalal, Faizullah Jalal’s daughter, said on Tuesday that her father had been freed from Taliban …

12-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: A Sydney mother who unexpectedly gave birth to a premature baby boy was unable to get an ambulance in another alarming example of emergency services system under extreme pressure across the country. Melanie Moir, a midwife, had a “rapid labour” and …

11-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic trained at the Australian Open venue on Tuesday (Jan 11) in search of a record 21st Grand Slam but his dream hung in the balance as the government pondered cancelling his visa, again. The world number one had …

10-01-2022 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ KABUL: Most wanted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Commander and a spokesperson for the proscribed outfit Khalid Balti alias Muhammad Khorasani was killed in the Afghan province of Nangarhar, sources told The Express Tribune on Monday. Khorasani was appointed as the new spokesperson for the terrorist …

10-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Immigration Minister Alex Hawke must immediately be terminated from their portfolios while the United Nations Organizations (UNO) should be cancelled the membership of Australia because of continuous bigotry, immature and inhuman acts, decisions and orders, violations …