16-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ RIYADH/ ISTANBUL: Dozens of Western countries called on Tuesday for the release of women activists detained in Saudi Arabia and for those behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be brought to justice. At least a dozen prominent women’s rights activists …

15-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + (Monitoring Desk) DOHA/ ISLAMABAD/ JERUSALEM/ DUBAI: A high-ranking Qatari official says Doha will not follow in the footsteps of neighboring Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalize relations with Israel, emphasizing that Doha will not take such a measure as long as the …

15-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies RAWALPINDI-ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ DOHA/ WASHINGTON: American Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss Afghan Reconciliation Process among other matters, the military’s media wing. Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad earlier today and …

14-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies  WEST BANK/ JERUSALEM: An Israeli court handed a Jewish settler three life sentences on Monday for murdering a Palestinian toddler and his parents in an arson attack on their home in the occupied West Bank. Amiram Ben-Uliel, 25, was sentenced by the Lod court …

12-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DOHA/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: After nearly two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands, peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban have opened in Qatar’s capital. Key speakers at Saturday’s opening ceremony at a hotel in Doha included Abdullah Abdullah, …

11-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report DOHA/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: The long-awaited talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban will take place in Qatar’s capital Doha from Saturday. Qatar’s foreign ministry made the announcement on Thursday as a final hurdle over the release of six Taliban prisoners appears to …

11-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ ISTANBUL/ WASHINGTON: American President Donald Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) after Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book says, according to a new report. Trump bragged that he protected the Saudi crown prince from consequences in the …

10-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CHAMPAIGN/ URBANA/ MELBOURNE: Pakistan-born Shahid Khan has been featured as the 66th richest man in the United States (US) with a net worth $7.8 billion in the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans – published yesterday. The 39th Forbes list ranks CEO and …

09-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted Afghan First Vice President (VP) Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but he escaped the attack unharmed. Initially, the interior ministry’s spokesman, Tariq Arian, said at least two civilians died but …

08-09-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ SYDNEY/ WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE/ LONDON/ CANBERRA: On specific directions of America and with especial directives of country’s authorities with heavy remunerations and huge charges, dozens of Australian citizens from diverse cultures and countries in different forms and masks have been spying …