Washington: China´s military might is growing at such a pace that it could soon rival American power “across almost every domain,” a top US military official said Wednesday. Admiral Harry Harris, who heads up the military´s enormous Pacific Command (PACOM), warned lawmakers they must be wary of Beijing´s investments in …
Read More »Why put Sharif family on ECL, asks MArriyum Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has on Thursday said that the government would look into the request filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to put the Sharif family members’ names on Exit Control List (ECL) but would first see whether the demand was appropriate or …
Read More »What’s in Trump’s 2019 budget proposal? Funding for wall, infrastructure and fighting opioid abuse
WASHINGTON — A $4.4 trillion budget proposal President Trump sent to Congress Monday would provide a big boost in military spending and new funding for infrastructure, a border wall and opioid treatment. But it does so at the expense of budget deficits for as far as the eye can see …
Read More »CM Sindh requests to honour Asma Jahangir with state funeral
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has on Monday written a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi requesting state funeral for deceased lawyer and human rights activist, Asma Jahangir. In an official letter written to PM Abbasi, CM Sindh said that Pakistan has lost a national treasure …
Read More »Pakistan warns against any Indian cross-border raid after Kashmir attack
ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: Pakistan warned India against cross-border strikes in the disputed region of Kashmir after Indian authorities blamed a Pakistan-based group for an attack on an army camp in which soldiers and their families were targeted. Saturday’s attack on the camp near Jammu, the winter capital of the revolt-torn state of …
Read More »Asma Jahangir, leading human rights lawyer, passes away in Lahore
Details regarding her funeral prayers and last rites have not been made public as yet. Jahangir was born in Lahore in January 1952. She received a Bachelors’ degree from Kinnaird and and an LLB from Punjab University. She was called to the Lahore High Court in 1980 and to the …
Read More »Renowned actor Qazi Wajid passes away
According to DawnNews the 87-year-old actor was admitted to the hospital late last night. Wajid was one of one of the pioneers of Pakistan’s radio industry. After remaining associated with the industry for 25 years, Wajid decided to switch careers and joined television. The veteran actor was also honoured with …
Read More »Strikes batter Syrian enclave as UN plea falls on deaf ears
DOUMA: Fresh bombardment hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than 240 civilians. Syrian warplanes and artillery have battered the enclave’s towns since Monday, trapping thousands of families in makeshift bomb shelters and overwhelming rescue …
Read More »2 Indian soldiers killed in attack on army camp in held Kashmir
Two soldiers were killed and three others wounded in India-held Kashmir on Saturday as soldiers traded fire with suspected separatists who were holed up inside an army camp, a minister said. Abdul Rehman Veeri told lawmakers in the area’s legislative assembly that the gun battle, which began early morning, continued …
Read More »Kim Jong Un invites S. Korea’s Moon to Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited the South’s President Moon Jae-in for a summit in Pyongyang Saturday, Seoul said, even as the US warned against falling for Pyongyang’s Olympic charm offensive. The invitation, delivered by Kim’s visiting sister Kim Yo Jong, said Kim was willing to meet the South’s …
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