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Suicide bomber kills three near Kabul cricket stadium

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 News Desk

A suicide bomber blew himself up near a cricket stadium in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing three people including a policeman and wounding five others, police said. The attacker detonated the bomb after he was stopped at a security checkpoint by suspicious police as he walked towards the Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground where a match was under way. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the city. “The security forces by sacrificing themselves have prevented…

An umbrella Islamic entity in Norway in trouble: a huge funds may suspended

September 13, 2017September 14, 2017 News Desk

Report by Syed Sibtain Shah The Islamic Council of Norway (IRN), the combined recognized entity of Muslims’ mosques and religious centers may face hardships specially financial crisis due to rising differences among the its members. “Niqab” is one of the causes of the differences which has been already raised at Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It is important to mention that the Norwegian Muslim umbrella organization (IRN) has hired a woman who wears the full face-covering niqab as an official for communication with the government departments, documentations, application’s writing, and IT…

Three Norwegian Pakistanis, one Iranian, One Iraqi and one Indian get seat in Norway’s national parliament

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 News Desk

Report by Overseas Tribune Three Norwegian politicians with Pakistani background, one Iranian, One Iraqi and one Indian have secure their slot in the Norwegian national parliament. The parliamentary elections were held in Norway on Monday, 11th September, 2017. The Norwegian Pakistani Abid Qayyum Raja is affiliated with liberal party of Norway. It is for the second time, he has been elected a member parliament. Another newly elected MP rom Pakistani origin is Mudassar Hussain Kapur from Conservative Party. Hadia Tajik also has been elected MP for second time. She is former…

Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 News Desk

Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, Turkish newspapers on Tuesday quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying. The accord for the surface-to-air missile defence batteries is Ankara’s most significant pact with a non-Nato supplier. “Signatures have been made for the purchase of S-400s from Russia. A deposit has also been paid as far as I know,” Erdogan said in comments published in the Hurriyet Daily and other newspapers. “(Russian President Vladimir Putin) and myself are determined on…

Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 News Desk

International divisions emerged on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticised by the US, slammed as “ethnic cleansing” and forced 370,000 Rohingya to flee the violence. Beijing’s intervention appears aimed at heading off any attempt to censure Myanmar at the council when it convenes on Wednesday. China was one of the few foreign friends of Myanmar’s former junta. Beijing has tightened its embrace under Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government…

United Nation’s Estranged Role In Kashmir

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 News Desk

The UN has been a ghastly nearness in Kashmir struggle from the beginning. Observing once again the war zones of 1948 and expediting a delicate peace. Over the most recent couple of decades it has withdrawn consistently away from plain sight as its own significance as a peace keeping body started to blur. For a considerable length of time the UN military spectator’s office lay overlooked in Srinagar’s rich political locale a relic from another period. In any case amid late uprisings softened out up the Valley it has all…

Pakistan’s Envoy Syrus Sajjad Qazi presents Credentials to President Erdoğan

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 News Desk

Turkish President reiterates resolve to further strengthen Pakistan-Turkey relations ANKARA, 11 September 2017: The newly-appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, H.E. Mr. Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, presented his letter of credence to the President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Ankara today. Ambassador Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi conveyed special greetings of President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He noted that the people and leadership of Pakistan had deep…

Norway’s parliament to be elected today: Tough competition observed

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 News Desk

OT’s special report on Norwegian parliamentary elections 2017 As the electoral process for Norway’s national parliament to be completed today, tough completion is being observed among the different political parties including largest ruling party Horey (Conservaties) and leading opposition Labour Party. Almost of the political parties introduced their candidates in all over the country. Some of the candidates belongs to foreign origin including Norwegian Pakistanis and many of them expect their victory in the elections. Particularly Hadia Tajik of Labour Party, Abid Raja of Liberal party and Mudassar Hussain Kapoor…

Russian strike kills 34 civilians in Syria

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 News Desk

At least 34 civilians were killed on Sunday when Russian warplanes targeted ferries carrying them across the Euphrates River near Syria’s eastern city of Deir Ezzor, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group initially reported 21 deaths in Russian air strikes but later raised the toll to 34, saying that “more bodies have been found in the river”. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said nine children were among those killed fleeing fighting and that “dozens” of people were wounded in the strikes. He said the…

Nothing to be gained from standoff with institutions: Nisar

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 News Desk

The most mercurial member of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet on Saturday stated categorically that no political objectives could be attained through confrontations with the judiciary or the military. “Better coordination with both the judiciary and military is the only option in the current situation, where conspiracies are being hatched against the country,” Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told a private TV channel. In an interview with Saleem Safi of Geo News — the first part of which was aired on Saturday — the former interior minister said “paani sar ke bohat…

Three Hazaras among four shot dead in Quetta

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 News Desk

Four people, including three members of the Hazara community, were killed and two others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Quetta’s Kuchlak area on Sunday evening. The members were “targeted” on their way from the Chaman border crossing at the Pak-Afghan border, said police official Zahoor Khan. Two women travelling in the car were injured and transferred to Quetta’s Civil Hospital for treatment, Khan told, “The incident seems to be an act of targeted killing.” The suspects sped away on their motorcycles after opening fire,…

ECP warns PML-N ministers to ‘refrain’ from participating in Kulsoom’s NA-120 campaign

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 News Desk

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has served notices to Punjab provincial ministers Saiful Malook Khokhar and Bilal Yasin for violating the election board’s code of conduct by participating in Kulsoom Nawaz’s campaign for NA-120 by-polls, DawnNews reported. The notice, issued by a returning officer on Saturday, claimed that the two MPAs disregarded ECP rules by participating in Kulsoom’s election campaign, being run by Maryam Nawaz. The notice warned both ministers that the body would take legal action against them if they fail to submit an answer within three days. It specifically…

Rohingya Muslims among 1,000 killed in Myanmar: UN rapporteur

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 News Desk

SEOUL: More than 1,000 people might already have been killed in Myanmar, mostly minority Rohingya Muslims — more than twice the government’s total — a senior United Nations representative said on Friday, urging Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out against the deaths. India refuses to join declaration against Myanmar at international meet In the last two weeks alone 270,000 mostly Rohingya civilians have fled to Bangladesh, overwhelming refugee camps that were already bursting at the seams, the UN said. Others have died trying to flee the fighting in Rakhine…

Pakistan seeks changes in free trade agreement with China

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will try to convince Chinese authorities to revise the existing free trade agreement (FTA) on the less-than-equal reciprocity principle, Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik told Dawn on Friday. The move is aimed at overcoming the trade imbalance that exists between the two countries. “We will demand an early-harvest programme in the existing FTA that will cover 100 items of Pakistan’s export interest,” Mr Malik said. Negotiation teams briefed the minister about the trade agreements with China and Thailand. The briefing was part of the preparation ahead of the eighth…

China has tightened restrictions on religious freedom

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

China has tightened regulations on religious freedom, intensifying punishments for unsanctioned activities and increasing its supervision of certain groups in a bid to “block extremism” and tackle what it sees as internal threats. The updated rules, released by China’s cabinet the State Council on Thursday, come as the country ratchets up already stringent controls on Muslim and Christian populations and include a ban on religious organisations accepting foreign donations. China says it is facing a growing threat from domestic cults and radical Islam but critics have accused Beijing of a…