Female reporter dies after being crushed under container during long march on October 31, 2022Sadaf Naeem, a journalist working for a private news channel, died after being crushed under PTI’s container while its long march was headed toward Kamoki from GT Road Lahore. Speaking to journalists, Sadaf’s husband Naeem said that his family found out about her death after their daughter saw her on television. The couple has a […]
Why does Imran Khan wear sunglasses at night? on October 31, 2022After PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s video interview wearing dark shades at night went viral on the internet, netizens remain curious to find out why the party chief is usually seen rocking sunglasses during non-sunny hours. One such question was also posed by senior journalist Hamid Mir, who took to his Twitter to find out the […]
Bangladesh crackdown in Rohingya camps after murders on October 30, 2022COX’S BAZAR: Elite Bangladeshi police have launched a crackdown against suspected criminals and insurgents after a rise in attacks on Rohingya community leaders in refugee camps, officers said Sunday. The Armed Police Battalion, tasked with security in 34 refugees camps which are home to nearly one million Rohingya refugees, said they have arrested at least […]
Clashes as thousands protest French agro-industry water ‘grab’ on October 30, 2022SAINTE-SOLINE, France: Clashes as thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march on Saturday against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, some clashing with police. Clashes between paramilitary gendarmes and demonstrators erupted with Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reporting that 61 officers had been hurt, 22 seriously. “Bassines […]
China’s Evergrande delivers first electric vehicles on October 30, 2022BEIJING: China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd has started deliveries of its Hengchi 5 electric vehicle, with the first 100 customers getting their cars on Saturday, it said on its official Wechat account. The company, a unit of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande Group, launched production of the vehicle at a plant in […]
Calls for UK to probe reported hacking of Liz Truss’s phone on October 30, 2022UK opposition politicians called for an investigation Saturday after a newspaper reported that suspected Kremlin agents had hacked ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cell phone when she was foreign minister. In an unconfirmed report, The Mail on Sunday cited unnamed security sources as saying that Truss’s personal mobile phone had been hacked “by agents suspected of […]
Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100 on October 30, 2022The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday. “So far, people who died have reached 100 and 300 are wounded, and the number for both the death and wounded continues to increase,” he […]
Moeed Pirzada left Pakistan because of threats? on October 30, 2022ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Moeed Pirzada has left Pakistan and flew to the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday. The senior journalist confirmed in his vlog on youtube channel that he has left Pakistan and is currently in the UK. He denied about any threats behind leaving Pakistan and said he is there for other chores. Moeed […]
Imran Khan reached out for talks claims PM Shehbaz on October 30, 2022LAHORE: PM Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan reached out for talks with the government a month ago through a common friend. Talking to V-loggers in Lahore on Saturday, PM Shehbaz Sharif claimed that Imran Khan had offered to conduct talks on appointment of new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) […]
US says North Korea policy unchanged on October 29, 2022WASHINGTON: The US said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior US official responsible for nuclear policy raised some eyebrows by saying Washington would be willing to engage in arms-control talks with Pyongyang. Some experts argue that recognising N. Korea as a nuclear armed state, something Pyongyang seeks, is […]