Afghan lawmakers welcome Pakistan clerics’ fatwa against suicide bombings
Kabul, Jan. 17 (TNS): Afghan lawmakers on Wednesday welcomed an Islamic directive or fatwa issued by hundreds of Pakistani clerics forbidding suicide bombings as haram.
However, the Wolesi...
Masdar aims to double renewables portfolio in 5 years worldwide including Pakistan
Abu Dhabi Jan 17 (TNS): UAE base giant Masdar is planning to double its current portfolio size in renewable energy over the next five...
Khar says she would “frankly ignore Trump tweet as FM
Washington, Jan. 17 (TNS): Pakistan’s former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said if she was in the Foreign Office of Pakistan when the infamous Donald...
Saudi Arabia depositing $2 billion in Yemen central bank to back currency
RIYADH Jan 17 (TNS): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a deposit of $2 billion to be paid into Yemen’s central bank on Wednesday to shore...
China says Canada meeting on North Korea showed ‘Cold War’ mentality
BEIJING Jan 17 (TNS): China said on Wednesday a just concluded meeting in Canada about North Korea showed a Cold War mentality and would...
As Trump heads to Davos, WEF survey points to rising risk of war
BERLIN Jan 17 (TNS): The risk of political and economic confrontations between major powers, including outright military conflicts, has risen sharply, according to a...
Amnesty International launches drive, online petition for ban on pellet guns in IOK
NEW DELHI Jan 17 (TNS): International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has launched a postcard campaign and an online petition to press for the...
Belgium against renegotiation of Iran nuclear deal
BRUSSELS Jan 17 (TNS): Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders met his Saudi counterpart Adel Al Jubeir here. During the meeting, bilateral relations, developments in...
21 US states sue to keep net neutrality as Senate Democrats reach 50 votes
WASHINGTON Jan 17 (TNS): A group of 21 US state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away...
Myanmar police shoot dead seven protesters in troubled Rakhine
YANGON Jan 17 (TNS): Myanmar police shot dead seven demonstrators and 12 were injured in troubled Rakhine State, after a local gathering celebrating an...
