A Karachi court has taken cognizance of the marriage of an underage Christian girl, who was allegedly abducted and raped after being forcibly converted to Islam, it emerged on Friday. The judge issued bailable warrants for the arrest of cleric Qazi Mufti Ahmed Jaan Raheemi. He was the one who allegedly performed the marriage of […]
The final presidential debate between the two rivals takes on a more civilized tone than the first meeting with 12 days to Election Day. After last month’s chaotic debate, United States President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, took the stage again on Thursday night. The two rivals sparred on coronavirus strategies, leadership […]
ISLAMABAD: Warning that Pakistan is fast approaching a point where there will be “no choice” left but to impose another lockdown, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) said that there is an urgent and immediate need to ensure the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for coronavirus prevention. The regulatory body noted that there […]
Sweden has banned telecoms equipment from Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network; joining other European nations that have restricted the role of Chinese suppliers on security grounds. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said; the setting of the license conditions followed assessments by the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Security Service. However […]
BHOPAL: A 20-year-old woman has alleged that she was kept in a lock-up and raped for 10 days in May this year by five police personnel, including the police station in-charge and sub-divisional police officer, in Mangawan of MP’s Rewa district. The woman is an accused in a murder case and is now in jail […]
An FIR was registered against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel on Saturday, a day after the Bandra magistrate court directed the police to conduct investigations against the two for allegedly creating communal tension through tweets and interviews. The Bandra police registered the FIR under Indian Penal Code Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting […]
Many Students and activists take part in a torch procession demanding women’s safety and justice for rape victims in Dhaka. A Bangladesh court has sentenced five men to death for the 2012 gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, amid growing public anger over rampant sexual violence. Court order comes days after government introduced death penalty […]
The President again declares his vote of confidence for China and Russia vaccines, saying he prefers them to US vaccines. Stepping up his populist messaging during the pandemic; Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his goal is for his government to shoulder COVID-19 vaccination for each Filipino. He declared this during a “message to the people” aired […]
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the offering of rewards to police officials by the government for arresting Abid Malhi, one of the primary suspects in the Lahore motorway gang-rape. During the hearing of a case pertaining to land grabbing by police, Justice Khan questioned why police […]
The case of a man in the United States infected twice with Covid-19 shows there is much yet to learn about immune responses and also raises questions over vaccination, scientists said on Tuesday. The 25-year old from Reno, Nevada, tested positive in April after showing mild symptoms, then got sick again in late May with […]
