06-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report OTTAWA/ KARACHI/ MELBOURNE: As Press Media of India (PMI) and Messenger have reported many times during the period of last 30 years that when the top 100 most world wanted criminals are not only “White” but also belong from non-Muslim countries then why …

05-10-2020 By SJA Jafri KARBALA/ KARACHI: Tens of thousands of worshippers have been flooding into Iraq’s holy city of Karbala despite the COVID-19 pandemic for the pilgrimage of Arbaeen, one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings. Arbaeen marks the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh century martyrdom …

03-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least 13 people have been killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb attack that targeted a government building in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, officials said, adding that the death toll could rise. “The car …

03-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: A major terrorism activity was averted in North Waziristan on Friday after security forces successfully conducted an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) on a militants’ hideout, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The military’s media wing said that two …

01-10-2020 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: After Brenton Tarrant another “White Terrorist” namely Stipe Lozina has been sent to jail in Australia ‘over the public pressure’ while the dozens are in queue to face imprisonment against their severe crimes and terrorism bids if their trials run speedy …

30-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ DUBAI/ CAIRO: A rights organization established by slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi months before his controversial killing in 2018 at the hands of a Saudi hit squad in Turkey has now been opened in the United States. The official launch …

29-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ LONDON: Amnesty International says it is halting work in India due to a “continuing crackdown” and “harassment” by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The human rights watchdog said the bank account of its India branch has been frozen by …

29-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: The ancestral homes of two Bollywood legends are to be saved from crumbling into ruin in northern Pakistan. The houses belonged to the families of Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar who migrated to India in the years before Pakistan was created …

28-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Student visa services for Pakistan will resume on October 1, Thursday, the US embassy in Pakistan said in a statement on Monday, after it had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement, the services will be commenced at …

27-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ UNITED NATIONS: India will use its resources “for all humanity” in the battle against coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations on Saturday. In his address to the virtual UN General Assembly Modi made no direct mention of …