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Malala asks UN to help schoolchildren in Kashmir
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Saturday urged the world leaders who are going to attend the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York to “help children go safely back to school” in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir . “I am deeply concerned about reports of 4,000 people, including children, arbitrarily…
Read MoreTrump confirms death of Osama Bin Laden’s son
WASHINGTON (AA): Hamza bin Laden, son of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, was killed in a U.S. counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday. “The loss of Hamza bin Laden not only deprives al-Qa’ida of important leadership skills and the symbolic connection to his father, but undermines important operational activities…
Read MoreFour soldiers martyred in terrorist attacks near Pak–Afghan border
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: Four Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and one was injured in two separate terrorist attacks in the border regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military said on Saturday. The first attack took place in Upper Dir district near the border with Afghanistan, the military’s media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement. Terrorists from…
Read MoreKashmir clampdown: EU parliament members call for trade, travel sanctions on India
F.P. Report BRUSSELS: Members of the European Union Parliament called for trade and travel sanctions on India over the alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir, on Friday. According to reports, the Co-Chair of the Friends of Kashmir Group in the EU parliament, Richard Corbett, called for utilizing all possible means to mount pressure on…
Read MorePAT chief Qadri announces to quit politics
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has announced to quit politics and the chairmanship of the party, on Saturday. In a video message on social media, Qadri said “I am taking retirement from PAT chairmanship and politics,” He added “It was due to our struggle that the accountability process began and…
Read MoreCourt case: Court extends Rana Sanaullah judicial remand till Sept 28
F.P. Report LAHORE: An Anti-Narcotics Court has extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah till September 28 in a drug smuggling case, on Saturday. According to reports, Rana Sanaullah was produced before duty judge Khalid Bashir along with other suspects. The court ordered the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to submit…
Read MorePak Army soldier martyred at LoC in unprovoked Indian firing
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that a soldier of Pakistan Army was martyred as Indian troops resorted to “unprovoked” firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Hajipir sector of Haveli district, on Saturday. ISPR said that the martyred soldier was identified as Havaldar Nasir Hussain, who hailed from Narowal…
Read MoreTaliban negotiating team arrives in Russia days after US President Trump says talks ‘dead’
Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: A negotiating team from the Taliban arrived in Russia on Friday, a representative of the Afghan insurgent group told a foreign news agency, just days after United States President Donald Trump declared that he had ended peace talks with the group. According to a report published by the Russian state news agency…
Read MorePM Imran Khan to inaugurate Torkham border crossing today
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday (today) will officially inaugurate the round-the-clock opening of the border crossing at Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The spokesperson of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, Ajmal Wazir Khan, told media that the opening of the Pak-Afghan border will promote bilateral trade and economic activities between the countries. The…
Read MoreOccupied Kashmir has become an issue of humanity as a result of illegal acts taken by Indian Govt: PM
F.P. Report MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says Indian Occupied Kashmir has become an issue of humanity as a result of illegal acts taken by the Indian Government. Addressing a mammoth gathering in Muzaffarabad this afternoon, he said the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir, including women, children, and elderly, have been living under constant curfew…
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