New AJK assembly to decide fate of refugee seats: PPP – Pakistan
• Raja Pervez Ashraf confident of party’s victory in coming polls• Warns India will ‘pay a heavy price’ if it attempts to stop Pakistan’s share of water LAHORE: The issue of refugee seats is constitutional in nature and would be decided by the upcoming Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, former prime minister Raja […]
Assassinated Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei laid to rest in Mashhad – World
Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in the country’s holiest shrine, state media said early on Friday, after huge crowds gathered for his funeral with his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, still hidden from public view. The burial in Mashhad in northeast Iran follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies […]
JAAC warns of ‘march on Muzaffarabad’ if demands not met – Pakistan
• Sets July 14 as deadline for ‘acceptance’ of its demands• Two die near Rawalakot as forces clear path for convoy carrying food items MUZAFFARABAD: The proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) announced on Thursday that it would resume its long march on Muzaffarabad on July 15, if its demands remained unmet. Addressing participants at […]
Mbappe strikes again as France beat Morocco to reach FIFA World Cup semi-finals – Sport
Kylian Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener that set France on their way to a 2-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final showdown on Thursday. Mbappe’s weak spot-kick was easily saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but he made up for that by producing a brilliant […]
Ebola is ‘fastest growing ever’
. NAIROBI: The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the “fastest growing” ever, African health authorities said Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people.Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, […]
Punjab PA slams India’s water aggression
LAHORE: A resolution condemning India’s continued water aggression and violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was submitted in the Punjab Assembly on Thursday, urging the United Nations and the international community to hold New Delhi accountable. The resolution reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to defend its water rights, farmers and national sovereignty through all constitutional, legal […]