25-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON: The American dollar’s status as the dominant global currency is at risk of being eroded because of mounting government debt, according to Zhu Min, former senior executive with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With the United States expected to double down on its …

23-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY/ CANBERRA: Dozens of Australia’s former top gymnasts have spoken out to allege instances of mental and physical abuse within the nation’s elite program. In stories shared online, many argued that coaches normalized a “toxic” environment. Gymnastics Australia has acknowledged …

22-07-2020 By SJA Jafri STOCKHOLM/ RIYADH/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: When countries start dabbling in nuclear energy, eyebrows raise. It’s understandable, topping the spread of nuclear weapons while allowing countries to pursue civilian nuclear programs has proven a tough and sometimes unsuccessful balancing act for the global community. So when atom-splitting …

21-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ ISLAMABAD: Veteran British Pakistani Barrister Iftikhar Ahmad has filed a petition against the British government over 14 days’ mandatory quarantine policy for those coming from countries like Pakistan – terming it as his unlawful house arrest in breach of fundamental …

19-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL/ DAMASCUS/ KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: Beside continuous denials and ignorance and despite ‘criminal unawareness’ and worst attitude and behavior of bigotries of immigration departments across the world especially of uneducated, illiterate, immature, backward and world most bogus (like “CONTENTED …

17-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BHOPAL/ GUNA (MADHYA PARDESH)/ NEW DELHI/ KARACHI: Another  lower-caste Dalit couple in India attempted suicide after police beat them and destroyed their crops, causing outrage over the latest case of police brutality against marginalized sections of society. An online video showing …

17-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India said its diplomats protested and left a meeting arranged by Pakistan in Islamabad with an Indian man sentenced to death on charges of spying, saying an agreement to allow “unimpeded” consular access had not been honored by …

16-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies RAWALPINDI/ ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Pakistan provided India unimpeded and uninterrupted consular access to Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) spy Kulbhushan Jadhav for a second time at India’s request, a statement by the Foreign Office said on Thursday. The offer was first …

16-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK: The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Monday Amal Clooney will be recognized for ongoing contributions to press freedom at an event where reporters from Bangladesh, Iran, Nigeria, and Russia will be recognized for reporting despite arrests or threats of reprisal. …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies 15-07-2020 NEW DELHI/ CITY OF VICTORIA/ MELBOURNE/ HOUSTON/ SEOUL: Nearly a dozen Indian states have imposed a partial lockdown in high-risk areas after spikes in coronavirus cases, with the country’s infections topping 900,000 just three days after crossing the 800,000 mark. India …