Pakistan

A Plano man faces a second court hearing on Tuesday after Colombian officials charged him on Jan. 28 for the gruesome killing of a well-known female DJ, according to The City Paper Bogota. John Poulos, 35, was arrested at Panama’s Tocumen International Airport on Jan. 24 for the murder of his girlfriend Valentina Trespalacios, 23, of Colombia. Poulos, a U.S. …

Emirates has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB), and was commanded by Captain Fali Vajifdar and Captain Khalid Nasser Akram, flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline. The demonstration flight powered by SAF …

PESHAWAR: Private organisations on Monday made appeals to people to donate blood despite the fact that Lady Reading Hospital, which received 147 injured persons and 32 dead bodies after police lines mosque bombing, had enough stock to be transfused to the critically-wounded people. “Soon after the bombing, we saw appeals by private blood banks and welfare organisations that the wounded people …

SWABI/DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four alleged militants were killed and another surrendered to the police during intelligence-based operations in Swabi and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday. According to Swabi District Police Officer Najamul Hassan, two militants blew themselves up and a third surrendered to police after law enforcement personnel encircled their hideout in Chota Lahor tehsil. Officials …

KARACHI: Security has been beefed up across Sindh, particularly Karachi, in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing at a Peshawar mosque that claimed lives of over 40 policemen. On Monday, Sindh police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday ordered the authorities to intensify security steps at mosques, imambargahs and other important religious places. He directed the police to increase …

ISLAMABAD: A strong delegation, led by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar defended Pakistan’s human rights record at the fourth periodic review of the working group of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, responding to burning issues such as minorities’ rights, enforced disappearances, imposition of death penalty, freedom of expression, and blasphemy. During the 42nd …

HYDERABAD: An antiterrorism court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in the 2017 Sindh University student Naila Rind suicide case. ATC-I Judge Nadeem Ahmed Akhund found accused Anis Khaskheli guilty of the offence punishable under Section 7-A of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997. The court imposed a fine of Rs200,000 on him and in case of default he …

SWAT: The archaeologists and cultural activists were excited to know that a site of Swat was included in the top 10 list of the 2022 best archaeological discoveries announced by a renowned magazine. The international magazine “Archaeology”, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, issued a list of the top 10 best archaeological discoveries including the Buddhist Apsidal temple …

ISLAMABAD: As a suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar sent shockwaves through the country, a number of politicians from across the spectrum denounced the terror act and expressed solidarity with the victims of the gruesome bombing. In a statement posted on Twitter, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who also visited Peshawar shortly after Monday’s brazen attack, said the pain of …

ISLAMABAD: Senators on Monday raised the alarm over the rising tide of terrorism, price hike and shortage of wheat flour in the country. Taking part in a debate on a surge in terrorist attacks, with a particular reference to the Peshawar blast, they observed that a joint sitting of parliament should be convened to thrash out a way forward to address …