Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Pakistan
Father strangles four daughters in Pakistan
A Pakistani man has murdered his four young daughters in the central province of Punjab, police said Monday. The crimes occurred in Chak Jumra town, around 215 kilometers (135 miles) northwest of Lahore. “Irshad Ahmed, a resident of Chak Jumra
Arrested Pak model leaves catwalk for court
Pakistan’s top model Ayaan Ali, whose pale gray eyes have stared out of innumerable ads in this country, now only struts before the cameras coming to and from court. The 21 year old, once the face of companies ranging from
‘Waar 2’ to begin filming in June
Almost two years after the release of ‘Waar,’ a sequel to the hit Pakistani movie will begin filming next month in the United Kingdom. Writer-director of the film’s sequel, Dr. Hassan Waqar Rana, told The Express Tribune, “We will shoot
Egypt protests Pakistan criticism of Mursi death sentence
Egypt summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires to protest at Islamabad’s criticism of the death sentence handed down to ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Egypt denounces any “interference in its internal affairs which casts a shadow
Son of Pakistan’s president escapes bomb attack
Police say the son of Pakistan’s president has escaped a roadside bomb attack unharmed after the blast killed three people and wounded 15. The attack happened late Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, long home to a low-intensity insurgency. Police
Pakistani Imam jailed for five years for hate speech
A court in Pakistan has jailed an Imam or prayer leader for five years for inciting hate against a rival sect, officials said Wednesday. Maulana Abubakar a prayer leader was arrested in February in Kasur district, Punjab, some 50 kilometres
Iran’s imperialism being curbed, says Prince Turki
Pakistani Parliament’s decision disappointing Iran will not be allowed to continue its interference in Arab affairs, said Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the former Saudi ambassador to the US and UK. In his keynote address, which was read out by Prince
U.S. drone kills four militants in Pakistan
A U.S. drone strike Monday killed at least four militants in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The strike took place in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, where the Pakistani military has since June
U.S. drone strike kills four militants in Pakistan
A U.S. drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said. The strike took place in Warokey Mandi area of Shawal district in North Waziristan, a tribal
43 killed as gunmen attack bus in Karachi
At least 43 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on their bus in Karachi on Wednesday, police said, with a leaflet at the scene claiming the attack on behalf of the Islamic State group. It was the second deadliest
Lebanese ambassador to Pakistan was not on doomed helicopter
A helicopter that crashed in the north of Pakistan that killed six people on Friday, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines, did not have Lebanon’s ambassador to Pakistan on board. An official at the Lebanese embassy in Islamabad
One dead as Pakistan police foil attack on football match
Pakistan’s tribal police on Wednesday prevented two suicide bombers from blowing themselves up inside a packed football ground in the tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. However, one of the bombers managed to blow himself up outside the
Execution of Pakistan death row convict stayed in dispute over age
A Pakistani judge on Tuesday stayed the execution of a man whose lawyers say was 14 when he was charged with murder, a case that has angered rights groups and prompted mercy appeals from his family. Shafqat Hussain was due
Malala attackers sentenced to life in prison
A court in Pakistan Thursday sentenced 10 men to life imprisonment for attempting to kill Nobel-prize winning teenage activist Malala Yousafzai in 2012, officials said, though the chief suspect remains at large. Pakistani Taleban militants boarded the teenager’s school bus
Pakistan ‘mini-cyclone’ death toll rises to 44
A severe storm in northwest Pakistan, dubbed a “mini-cyclone,” has killed 44 people and injured more than 200, officials said Monday, raising their previous death toll. Intense rain and strong winds buffeted the city of Peshawar and adjacent districts late
Bomb blast kills three in southwest Pakistan: officials
Three people were killed and 20 injured when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded Sunday in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said. The bomb went off in the town of Sibi 130 kilometres (81 miles) southeast of
Pakistani human rights activist fatally shot in Karachi
Police say gunmen have killed a prominent Pakistani women’s rights activist in the southern city of Karachi. Senior police officer Zafar Iqbal says Sabeen Mehmud was attacked Friday night as she was returning home with her mother, who was wounded.
Pakistani PM arriving tomorrow to discuss Yemen
Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif will arrive in the Kingdom on Thursday to meet Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and discuss the evolving situation in Yemen. The visit assumes significance because it comes in the backdrop of Pakistan
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