Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was awarded with United States (US) Legion of Merit- the highest military award of US armed forces awarded to any foreign military high official on Monday. The award was presented by Lieutenant General Jeffrey L Harrigian, Commander …
Read More »Five dead in New York river helicopter crash
NEW YORK: Five people have died after a helicopter owned by a tour group plunged into Manhattan’s East River, police said on Monday. The red chopper, which is owned by tourism group Liberty, was carrying six people including the pilot when it crashed into the river near the upscale Upper …
Read More »PM nominates Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as ambassador to US
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering appointing Ali Jahangir Siddiqui, the son of a renowned businessman, as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, sources said. However, there was no official confirmation of the development. Both the Prime Minister Office and foreign ministry were tightlipped. It is also not clear whether the government …
Read More »Justin Trudeau should not glibly dismiss universal programs
Consider a number of the major criticisms leveled in the wake of the Trudeau government’s third budget and a common theme emerges. In their oft-touted effort to “help the middle class and those who aspire to join it,” the Liberals appear to be constrained by an unwavering commitment, whether grounded …
Read More »Pakistan will never become a US proxy, Lower House told
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said that the United States wanted to make Pakistan its proxy state, adding that Pakistan will, however, never become a proxy of the US. “The enemy has crossed the ocean and is fomenting conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and other states while leaders of …
Read More »President Trump’s lawyer secured a restraining order against porn star Stormy Daniels
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s legal team won a temporary restraining order last week against ex-porn star Stormy Daniels, who is fighting in court to tell her story about their alleged affair. News of the secret restraining order emerged Wednesday after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters an …
Read More »Top Trump economic aide Cohn resigns
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s White House was rocked by another high-profile resignation Tuesday, as top economic advisor Gary Cohn quit in protest at the president’s decision to levy global steel tariffs. “It has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people,” Cohn …
Read More »White House accuses Russia of killing civilians in Syria´s Ghouta
WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday made its strongest accusation to date of Moscow´s complicity in civilian deaths in Syria´s besieged eastern Ghouta region, saying Russian military aircraft conducted at least 20 daily bombing missions in Damascus and eastern Ghouta between Feb 24 and Feb 28. “Russia has gone on …
Read More »Gun used in Central Michigan University shooting was registered to victim: Police
James Eric Davis Jr., a 19-year-old Central Michigan University student suspected of killing his parents inside an on-campus residence hall Friday, allegedly used a gun registered to his father, a police officer and an Iraq War veteran. Central Michigan University police Chief Bill Yeagley said during a press conference Saturday …
Read More »Man who shot himself outside White House has died: Secret Service
A man is dead after he shot himself in the head with a handgun Saturday outside of the White House, according to the Secret Service. “At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line,” the Secret Service …
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