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
Mob lynches Christian couple in Pakistan, dozens arrested
Police in Pakistan arrested dozens of people on Wednesday after a mob beat a Christian couple to death and burned their bodies for allegedly desecrating a Quran. Blasphemy is a serious offence in conservative Muslim Pakistan where those accused are
New Pak Taleban group threatens to attack India
PESHAWAR: A new Pakistani Taleban group behind this week’s devastating suicide bombing on the Pakistani-Indian border said on Wednesday the attack was as much aimed at India as Pakistan, suggesting that Indian targets might be next. At least 57 Pakistanis
Pakistan ends 20-year wait for Australia series victory
ABU DHABI: Pakistan achieved their first series win over Australia in 20 years with a thumping 356-run win in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday, taking the two-match series 2-0. The elusive win lifts Pakistan to number three
India, Pakistan lower flag at border ceremony day after deadly attack
LAHORE, Pakistan/WAGAH, India: India and Pakistan solemnly lowered their national flags at a dusk military ceremony on their main land border crossing on Monday, a day after a suicide attack killed almost 60 people on the Pakistani side. India’s home
Bloodbath shocks Lahore
LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people Sunday at the main Pakistan-India border crossing, the blast tearing through crowds of spectators leaving after the colorful daily ceremony to close the frontier. The explosion, which wounded more than 120,
Pakistan’s Malala donates $50,000 to Gaza schools
Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai has donated the entire sum she received from the World’s Children’s Prize to the reconstruction of schools in Gaza, UK’s The Guardian reported Wednsday. The Nobel peace prize winner made the $50,000 donation after receiving the prize
Exhibition to highlight suffering of Kashmiris
The OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) in cooperation with the Pakistan Consulate is planning to hold a photo exhibition highlighting human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Nov. 6, to time with Kashmiri Martyrs Day at the its headquarters in
Cyclone alert in India and Pakistan
AHMEDABAD: Indian officials were preparing on Monday to evacuate residents and stockpile food as they braced for another “very severe cyclonic storm” due to slam into the country’s west coast and Pakistan. Cyclone Nilofar, building in the Arabian Sea, is
Pakistan air strikes kill 18 militants near Afghan border
Pakistan’s military said on Sunday it had killed 18 militants in air attacks in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border. The strikes took place Saturday night in Khyber district, where the Taliban and another banned militant group the
In Pakistan, a coup that wasn’t
It had all the elements of a classic coup: thousands descending on the capital, clashing with police outside parliament and commandeering state TV to demand the ouster of a civilian leader who had locked horns with the military in a
Pakistani cleric denies he was drunk on TV
An influential Pakistani cleric denied accusations that he had appeared on television drunk and claimed that political rivals had started a smear campaign against him, the Independent reported. Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, head of a body that advises Pakistani authorities on
India warns Pakistan of more pain in Kashmir fighting
NEW DELHI: India warned Pakistan on Tuesday of more “pain” if it continued to violate a cease-fire on their disputed border in Kashmir and said it was up to Islamabad to create the conditions for a resumption of peace talks.
Iran summons Pakistani ambassador over border killings
Iran has summoned the Pakistani ambassador and demanded immediate steps to stop attacks by “terrorists and rebels” that sparked deadly clashes on the countries’ border, state media reported Sunday. Noor Muhammad Jadmani was called to the foreign ministry on Saturday
Pakistan opposition suspends talks
The party of famed cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan announced it has suspended talks with government following the arrest of anti-government protesters in the capital city of Islamabad, the Associated Press reported. Activists said the arrests were an effort to crack
Gunmen kill senior Pakistani military official amid sectarian strife
Gunmen have killed three people, including a senior military official, at a mosque frequented by minority Shiite worshippers in the Pakistani city of Sargodha, police said on Monday. Sectarian strife has been worsening in Pakistan, where Shiite Muslims make up
More deaths, homes lost in India and Pakistan as floods persist
SRINAGAR, India: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed nearly 300 people in large swaths of northern India and Pakistan, officials said Sunday. Five days of incessant rain in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed at least 120
Monsoon rains kill 128 in Pakistan, 108 in India
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India, officials said Saturday, as forecasters warned of more rain in the coming days and troops raced to evacuate people from deluged areas. The
Pakistani Taliban faction welcomes new al-Qaeda branch
A new breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban on Friday welcomed al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s announcement of the launch of a South Asian branch of the terror network. Zawahiri announced the new “al-Qaeda in the subcontinent” operation in a video
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