Talks to deweaponise Kurram deadlocked
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A grand jirga in Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday failed to break the impasse between the warring sides over surrendering heavy weapons to the tribal elders, the mandatory condition set by the authorities to open the roads to and from the district. Because of a persisting deadlock, the Jirga, which met […]
S Korean prosecutors say Yoon authorised ‘shooting’ during martial law bid
SEOUL: South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors’ report seen by AFP on Saturday. The 10-page summary from former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun’s prosecution indictment report, which was provided to the […]
Airliner crash at Muan Airport claims 28 lives
SEOUL: At least 28 individuals lost their lives when an airliner veered off the runway and collided with a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, according to Yonhap News Agency. The incident involved Jeju Air flight 7C2216, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members on a journey from Bangkok, Thailand, […]
Swiss Monney takes maiden World Cup win
BORMIO, ITALY: Alexis Monney claimed the first World Cup win of his career on Saturday after downhill success on a Bormio piste which was heavily criticised following Cyprien Sarrazin’s harrowing training crash. Swiss Monney, 24, had never even taken a podium finish before Saturday but clocked one minute, 53.43 seconds in northern Italy, 0.24sec ahead […]
Abbas, Shahzad rock South Africa
CENTURION: Pakistan opening bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck three blows late on the third afternoon as South Africa set out in pursuit of 148 runs to win the first Test at SuperSport Park on Saturday. South Africa were reeling at 27 for three at the close, 121 runs short of a victory which […]