Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest extended for 30 days
The Lahore High Court has extended the house arrest of Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah Chief Hafiz Saeed for another 30 days. A court official said, the Punjab…
Pakistan: Senior Minister urges Nawaz to hand over party Shehbaz
Islamabad Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada has said that the best option for Nawaz Sharif to avoid rifts within the PML-N is to hand over the party reins…
Security Council voices concern over reported violence in Kirkuk
United Nations The Security Council has expressed concern over recent reports of violence near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. According to media reports, the city was reportedly seized…
Khamenei threatens to shred nuclear deal if US quits
AMN The Iranian supreme leader on Wednesday warned that his country would shred its multinational nuclear deal should the US decide to quit and criticized Europe’s weak defence of the…
Former Pakistan PM Sharif, daughter indicted for graft
web team A Pakistani anti-graft court today indicted ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son in law for allegations linked to ownership of posh London flats. Sharif, his…
Spain warns Catalonia as deadline to drop secession bid passed
WEB TEAM Spain has warned that it will suspend the Catalonia’s autonomy as final deadline for to drop secession bid has passed. Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont was given until 10:00…
UN condemns terrorist attacks across Afghanistan
AMN / United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned Wednesday’s attacks in Afghanistan’s Paktya and Ghazni provinces, which left many dead and injured. “He…
US pushes UN to follow tougher stance on Iran
WEB DESK United States has urged the UN Security Council to follow in the US footsteps and confront Iran over what it describes as aggressive, destabilising and unlawful behaviour of…
43 Afghan soldiers killed in attack on military base
Once again Taliban insurgents, using Humvee bombs, have attacked a military base – this time in Kandahar province WEB TEAM At least 43 Afghan soldiers were killed as the Taliban…
China’s Communist Party congress begins in Beijing
WEB DESK China’s biggest political event, the Communist Party Congress, began in Beijing this morning. At the opening of the Congress President Xi Jinping said China will deepen economic and…