ISLAMABAD (AA) – Hundreds of supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reached his residence in Bani Gala near the capital Islamabad after authorities registered a case against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Meanwhile, Islamabad High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to Khan till August 25 and ordered him to appear before the ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – A Lebanese political source has denied reports that Beirut was close to reaching an agreement on the maritime border demarcation with Israel. “Lebanon has not been informed of any position regarding this matter so far,” the source disclosed on the condition of anonymity. On Sunday, Israeli TV Channel 12 had r...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan on Friday rejected the Indian government’s attempt to allow outsiders to vote in the upcoming election in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, urging the international community to take prompt notice of Delhi’s “demographic changes.” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement in which i...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The UN mission in Afghanistan has deplored the killing of over 20 people in an attack on a mosque in the capital Kabul. In a statement, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said scores of civilians were killed and injured in Wednesday’s attack. “We deplore yesterday’s attack in a Kabul […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker has said he respects the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini who issued a death fatwa against the Indian-born British author. Hadi Matar, 24, gave a video interview to the New York Post on Wednesday from the Chautauqua County Jail in New York. “I respect the ayatollah. I ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – The Indian Home Ministry has denied that Rohingya refugees in the national capital New Delhi would be provided housing, hours after a top Indian minister announced that these refugees would be provided shelter, amenities, and police protection. The ministry, describing Rohingya as “illegal foreigners,” said it has ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least three people were injured in coordinated attacks in troubled southern provinces of Thailand in the late hours on Wednesday. The attacks took place in Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani provinces. Videos and photographs showed petrol pumps on fire, as well as damage to other businesses such as departmental stores and trucks. ...
Putrajaya, Malaysia (AFP): Malaysia’s highest court said Tuesday it would hear former leader Najib Razak’s final bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, with an acquittal potentially clearing the way for his return to power. The appeal is the last high stakes court gambit left open to Najib — but if he is [&...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – The Azerbaijani army has discovered a minefield in the eastern Lachin region, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The army’s engineering units detected over 900 anti-personnel mines while conducting terrain reconnaissance in the “northwestern direction of the Saribaba high ground,” a ministry statement sa...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian naval forces rescued 80 migrants as they planned to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean, according to a military spokesman on Tuesday. National Guard spokesman Houssam Eddine al-Jabali said naval forces intercepted five illegal trafficking operations on Tuesday. The spokesman said 11 traffickers had been a...
