Van plowed into pedestrians on Toronto sidewalk, 10 killed on April 25, 2018Ten people were killed and 15 others injured as a driver deliberately plowed his rental van into pedestrians at a sidewalk in Toronto on Monday afternoon. Due to lunch time and first warm and sunny Monday, comparatively large number of people thronged the sidewalk. According to police, roughly a mile-long stretch was affected as the […]
NTDC: appointment and other challenges on April 13, 2018Despite sufficient generation capacity being added to the National Grid, which is controlled and operated by National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), Pakistan is continuously facing enormous challenges in the electricity sector, including generation availability, transmission reliability, distribution losses and the high cost of electricity. Resultantly, government’s efforts and claims for eliminating load shedding are […]
Two Pakistanis arrested in Toronto for running a real estate scam on March 30, 2018Toronto: Two Pakistani-Canadians have been arrested by Canadian authorities for committing fraud of more $1.1 million. Wajid Ali Khan and Nadeem Imtiaz Ahmed, residents of Mississauga area of Toronto, were under investigation by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) since January 2015 when complaints were received against them. The police said that complainants alleged that Khan […]
Afghan woman serving life term for honor killing loses Canadian residency on March 23, 2018Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRBC) has taken away permanent residence status from an Afghan-origin woman found guilty of murdering her three daughters and the first wife of her husband, with the help of her husband and elder son in an honor-based crime in 2009. The convict, Tooba Yahya; her husband Muhammad Shafia; their […]
‘Asma fought for everyone except dictator Musharraf’ on March 14, 2018TORONTO: Asma Jahangir fought for everyone’s rights from labourer to journalist, from politicians to victims of misuse of religion. Being a lawyer throughout her life she refused to accept one case and that was to defend military dictator Pervez Musharraf. Being a supporter of democracy, she never became tool of establishment’s propaganda against democracy. She […]
Pakistan’s unceasing bigotry on March 11, 2018Based on divisiveness, the judgment of Justice Shaukat Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) passed on Friday, which have not disappointed many — as the honorable judge could have gone to an extent beyond one’s imagination in ‘service’ to Islam, will undoubtedly cause more vigilante attacks against religious minorities. The added insecurity this judgment […]
Ahmed and Khurshid — brothers in grief on February 23, 2018They spent 85 years together, struggling for a better life for their rancorous community. There’s was an unusual and difficult life – a life that no other citizens of Pakistan were living. The way they opted for themselves was not an easy one as it was an addition to many other hardships they were already […]
Hindu temple in Toronto denies workers their salaries on February 19, 2018TORONTO: Two Indian sculptors have complained to the Canadian government against administration of a Toronto-based Hindu Temple of treating them poorly and denying their wages in thousands of dollars for their work at temple for six months. Complainants Sekar Kurusamy and Suthakar Masilamani allege the Sridurka Hindu Temple, situated at Carnforth Road, owes them $66,121.74 […]
Myanmar general faces Canadian sanctions for role in ethnic cleansing on February 18, 2018TORONTO: Canada has imposed sanctions against a top military officer of Myanmar army over his role in ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, saying that those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable. Under the sanctions, Major-General Maung Maung Soe’s assets in Canada will be frozen and his entry into Canada will be banned under […]
Toronto’s LGBT political hopefuls flex muscles on February 11, 2018TORONTO: LGBT residents of Toronto are preparing to contest upcoming municipal elections scheduled in October. With the help of some rights groups, the LGBTQ aspiring candidates participated in a crash-education program on Saturday at Ryerson University to get know-how about canvassing, contesting and fundraising for this purpose. Keeping in view that the minority groups often face barriers […]