Islamabad: A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail. The ruling came as the government and legions of Khan’s supporters were on edge after days of violent confrontations sparked by the arrest of the former prime minister […]
LAHORE: Following the dramatic arrest of former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan has descended into a riot-like situation. Imran Khan, who came to appear in the Islamabad High Court, was arrested by the Rangers, a paramilitary unit, and taken to a secret facility. PTI had informed that Imran Khan was brutally beaten […]
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump has been arrested for his alleged role in hush money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to conceal an alleged affair. With this, Trump became the first former US president to be arrested in a criminal case. The arrest was a heavy blow to Trump, who […]
Washington: A skin lesion removed from US President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said on Friday, adding that no further treatment was required. Dr Kevin O’Connor, the White House doctor who has served as Biden’s longtime physician, said “all cancerous […]
Ankara: A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday killed three people and injured more than 200 in parts of Turkey laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands, authorities said. More buildings collapsed, trapping some people, while scores of injuries were recorded in neighboring Syria too. Monday’s earthquake was […]
ISTANBUL: An eight-year-old girl was rescued by an Indian disaster relief team from the rubble of the earthquake that shook Turkey. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said the rescue operation was carried out in Nurdagi city along with Turkish troops. The eight-year-old girl was brought out on Friday. A six-year-old girl was also taken […]
Adana: Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkiye and neighbouring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death toll to more than 5,000. Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the […]
Peshawar: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Peshawar city in Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding 120 others, mostly policemen, security and health officials said. The blast occurred in the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when a […]
Auckland: New Zealand’s former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins vowed Saturday to “get things done” and win a looming October general election after being chosen as the only candidate to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister. The 44-year-old red-headed politician emerged as the sole nominee to lead the ruling Labour Party in a meeting of […]
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI held one of the world’s highest-profile positions but in his final years expressed a desire to be “hidden to the world.” While his body had been on display this week for three days, his funeral Thursday will at least in part respect his wishes for simplicity but also feature some […]