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7 dead, dozens feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 News Desk

At least seven people died and dozens were feared trapped when a building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai Thursday, after days of heavy rain swamped the city. Rescuers using diggers sifted through the remains of the four-storey residential building which gave way around 08:40am in the densely populated area of Bhendi Bazaar. Rescue workers and residents look for survivors.— AFP It was the latest deadly housing collapse to strike the teeming metropolis — shining a spotlight on poor construction standards in the Asian country — and came after heavy rains…

Benazir murder case: ATC acquits 5 accused, declares Musharraf an absconder

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 News Desk

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi announced the verdict in the Benazir Bhutto murder case on Thursday, acquitting five Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) suspects and announcing 17-year imprisonment for two police officials. The ATC also declared retired Gen Pervez Musharraf an absconder in the case. The ATC had named Musharraf in the case in February 2011. Saud Aziz, who was police chief of Rawalpindi when Bhutto was assassinated in 2007, and Khurram Shahzad, a former Superintendent of Police (SP) at Rawal Town, were each awarded 17 years in prison. The two, who were…

Myanmar villages burn as military cracks down on militants

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 News Desk

Smoke billowed from at least three burning villages in the remote section of Rakhine state where Myanmar’s military is carrying out sweeps for militants, an AFP reporter saw on Wednesday. The violence, which erupted six days ago after Rohingya militants staged surprise raids on police posts, has shown little sign of abating, leaving at least 110 confirmed dead and sending thousands fleeing. The displaced include ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, thousands of whom have massed at the “zero line” border with Bangladesh which they are barred from crossing. The…

Chinese troops to patrol border area after India standoff

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 News Desk

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday that its troops would continue to patrol a disputed Himalayan border area after resolving a months-long military stand-off there with India. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying refused to disclose future plans for the road project that had triggered the confrontation on the remote Doklam plateau. “I’ve said that Chinese border troops will continue to be stationed and patrol in Doklam and we will continue to exercise our sovereignty according to historical conventions,” Hua told a regular press briefing. The standoff began in mid-June after Chinese troops…

Hurricane Harvey back ashore, hits Louisiana

August 30, 2017 News Desk

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday said that Harvey will be back on land after coming ashore earlier just west of Cameron, Louisiana. The tropical storm is expected to weaken and continue to the north. Harvey is expected to drop substantial amounts of rain on Louisiana before moving on to Arkansas, Tennessee and parts of Missouri, which could also see flooding. The storm returned to land about eight kilometres west of Cameron with maximum sustained winds of 72 kph. Center meteorologist Dennis Feltgen said on Tuesday that when Harvey came back to…

‘Peanuts, not billions of dollars’: Nisar assails Trump’s claims of aid for Pakistan

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 News Desk

Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday lambasted the strategy announced by US President Donald Trump for Afghanistan and South Asia, saying Pakistan was not responsible for the failure of US and its allies in Afghanistan. Nisar also ridiculed Trump’s claim that the US has paid “billions and billions of dollars” to Pakistan, calling on the Pakistani government to put on the table the record of past 20 years to expose American claims. “It’s not billions of dollars, it is peanuts,” the former interior minister said while speaking in the…

Norway’s Elections: How Norwegian Pakistanis for their preferences?

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 News Desk

Report by Syed Sibtain Shah Norwegian Pakistani community which mostly historically has been linked with their parents’ arrival in this beautiful land in 1970s, has different political approaches about the ongoing elections in the country. Many of the Pakistanis are demanding from the political parties for easier visa’s conditions for their close relatives in Pakistan. They want removal of strict rules for immigration process special in case of family reunion calling the current process as difficult and discriminated. The parliamentary elections’ campaign in Norway is moving forward smoothly and the…

Indian army chief wants troops to remain on guard in case of another standoff with China

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 News Desk

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Sunday that situations similar to the ongoing standoff over Doklam Plateau between Indian and Chinese troops could recur in the future, adding that Indian troops should remain on guard, Times of India reported. According to the Indian daily, the army chief said that even if Beijing and New Delhi arrive at a resolution regarding the current standoff, “our troops on the border should not feel it cannot happen again”. “My message to the troops is to not let down [their] guard,” TOI quoted the army chief as saying.…

Suicide bomber kills 13 in Helmand: Afghan official

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 News Desk

A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people and wounded several more in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in Helmand province late Sunday, an official said. “A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car as the Afghan National Army convoy passed a small market in Nawa District of Helmand,” Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP. He added that civilians and forces personnel were among the dead while more than a dozen others had been wounded. A source working at a nearby hospital told…

LNG is the only solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis: PM Abbasi

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 News Desk

Inaugurating the second Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Karachi’s Port Qasim on Sunday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that LNG was the only solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis. “If you don’t add more gas into the system, you cannot fight the energy crisis,” he insisted, adding that other methods to produce energy are either too expensive or too slow. Talking about the challenges faced during the project, the prime minister said that many people had questioned it [the project] when it started but “Port Qasim came through” and…

US aware of Afghan Taliban’s presence in Peshawar and Quetta: Gen John Nicholson

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 News Desk

Gen John Nicholson, the top United States commander in Afghanistan, claimed on Saturday that the US was aware of Afghan Taliban leadership’s presence in Peshawar and Quetta, adding that the military would continue to put pressure on Taliban sanctuaries inside and outside Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with Tolo News, the top commander John Nicholson, discussed US President Donald Trump’s recent speech in which he revealed his long-awaited policy on the Afghan war. Trump, in his first address as the commander-in-chief, called for greater troop deployment and Indian involvement in Afghanistan while lambasting…

A debate on forced marriage in Oslo: Criticism on negative propaganda

August 27, 2017August 27, 2017 News Desk

Oslo, News Desk Speakers at a debate arranged by Pakistan Union Norway in Oslo, the Norwegian capital criticised negative propaganda in the pretext of forced marriage. They said, “Islam does not allow forced marriage, it has no space in an Islamic society or democratic culture.” Speaking at the debate Chairman Pakistan Union Norway said, the wrong impression is being developed abroad including Norway that children are being forced by their parents for marriage. He added, there is also a confusion about forced marriage and arranged marriage, sometime people mixed…

Samsung heir jailed for five years on corruption charges

August 25, 2017 News Desk

Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong has been sentenced to five years in prison for bribery, perjury and other crimes. The Seoul Central District Court on Friday convicted Lee, 49, the vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, of offences related to the corruption scandal that brought down ousted president Park Geun-Hye. Lee Jae-Yong’s penalty could leave the giant firm rudderless for years and hamper its ability to make key investment decisions. Lee Jae-Yong, the son of Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee, has been groomed all his life to take…

Tough Deed with Commando Musharraf in Norway: What actually happened with Musharraf at Nobel Peace Centre Oslo?

August 23, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

Overseas Tribune’s Exclusive Report Lecture of Former President of Pakistan General retired Pervez Musharraf at Nobel Peace Center Oslo was arranged by “Dialogue for Peace” a sister organization of 14th August Committee headed by a Norwegian Pakistani right wing politician Mr Aamir Sheikh. It was the day of 17thAugust and lecture of Musharraf was on international affairs including world political system in changing international scenario, political changes from Europe focus to South East Asia. US, Europe, rising power China, South East Asia, South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The lecture was…

US Navy to relieve 7th fleet commander of duty after collisions

August 23, 2017 News Desk

The commander of the Navy’s 7th Fleet will be removed after a series of warship accidents in the Pacific this year, two US officials said on Wednesday. One official said that Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin was being removed because of the leadership’s loss of confidence in his ability to command. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the decision. The move follows four Navy accidents in the Pacific since late January, including two that left sailors dead and missing. “While each of these…