Kochi: A Pakistani senator wept while addressing the country’s National Assembly on Thursday.Pleading with the Pakistani Army to save the country from Indian strikes, Tahir Iqbal said.”God, please keep this country safe.”Iqbal was talking about India’s ongoing military operation against Pakistan, stating.He urged the lawmakers to unite and pray before God to save the country.After …
Kochi: A Pakistani senator wept while addressing the country’s National Assembly on Thursday.Pleading with the Pakistani Army to save the country from Indian strikes, Tahir Iqbal said.”God, please keep this country safe.”Iqbal was talking about India’s ongoing military operation against Pakistan, stating.He urged the lawmakers to unite and pray before God to save the country.After …
Kochi: The 1999 Kandahar hijack mastermind, Abdul Rauf Azhar, 57, who was also responsible for the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, was reportedly killed in the airstrikes carried out by India on Wednesday, media reports said.A central figure iinternational jihadist networks, Azhar plotted the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane IC 814 to …
Kandahar hijack mastermind killedKochi: The 1999 Kandahar hijack mastermind, Abdul Rauf Azhar, 57, who was also responsible for the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, was reportedly killed in the airstrikes carried out by India on Wednesday, media reports said.A central figure in international jihadist networks, Azhar plotted the hijacking of an Indian Airlines …
Kochi: Multiple explosions were heard in Pakistan’s Lahore city following which sirens went off as people ran out of their homes on Thursday, media reports said.The incident comes a day after India struck terror camps in Pakistan, in an operation named ‘Sindoor’, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives.Blasts were heard …
Kochi: A noted Pakistani cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi has flayed Islamabad for its anti India activities saying that any war with India is un islamic, media reports said.In a video widely circulated in the social media, Abdul Aziz Ghazi, a controversial cleric of Islamabad’s Lal Masjid, criticised the Pakistani government, calling it a “cruel, …
Kochi: Pakistan has taken several steps along the Line of Control (LoC) to detect possible manoeuvres by the Army, India Today reported.Pakistani army is moving its radar systems to forward locations in the Sialkot sector to detect possible Indian airstrikes.Electronic warfare detachments of the Pakistani army are also being deployed to forward locations to detect …
Kochi: Pakistan cannot participate in Azlan Shah Cup (ASC) hockey tournament asthe Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)owes 10,349 dollars to the organisers Johar Hockey Association in Malaysia.The Johar Hockey Association has formally notified the PHF about the outstanding debt incurred during Pakistan team’s visit to Malaysia in October 2023.The expenditure was incurred by Pakistan hockey team, …
Kochi: US air strikes killed 68 African migrants at a Houthi-controlled detention centre in north-western Yemen, BBC reported.At least 47 migrants were injured when the centre in Saada province was bombed. The US forces had hit over 800 targets since President Donald Trump ordered an intensification of the air campaign against the Houthis on 15 …
Kochi: Pakistan reportedly detained a Border Security Force (BSF) constable after he inadvertently crossed the international border in Punjab, media reports said.Constable P K Singh of the 182nd battalion was detained on ains Wednesday across the Ferozepur sector.Efforts are underway between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers to secure his release, the report added.Clad in his …
Kochi: Pakistan on Thursday announced that it was planning to put all bilateral agreements with India, including the historic Simla Agreement, in abeyance, media reports said.Responding to the harsh steps taken by India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror strike, Pakistan stated it “shall exercise the right to hold all bilateral agreements with India, …
Kochi: Pope Francis, 88, passed away at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, the BBC, quoting Vatican news service, said.The Pope came in a wheelchair and appeared in St Peter’s Square to wish “Happy Easter” to thousands of worshippers.“His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church,” Cardinal …
Kochi: Two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.7 and 6.4 hit Myanmar on Friday, media reports said.Bangkok in Thailand experienced strong tremors. A high-rise building in Chatuchak district was razed to the ground.Strong aftershocks were also felt in Meghalaya and several northeastern states, Bangladesh, and China’s southwest Yunnan province.Two labourers were killed and 30 others are still …
Kochi: Amidst Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland, ruled by Denmark for about three centuries, US Vice-President J D Vance and wife Usha’s visit to the largest island on Friday has made it more controversial.The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to meet members of US forces stationed there, BBC quoted the …
Kochi: Frustrated by the unending war, a massive number of Gaza residents took to the streets seeking the exit of Hamas from power in Northern Gaza for restoring peace in the region, BBC reported.Hamas militants in masks dispersed the protesters by assaulting several of them who marched in Beit Lahia on Tuesday, chanting “out, out, …
Kochi: Israel claimed that it had eliminated the head of Hamas’ military intelligence during its airstrike on Thursday, the army announced on Friday, media reports said.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that it had eliminated the head of Hamas’ military intelligence and head of Hamas’ surveillance and targeting unit, Osama.“Tabash was also responsible for formulating …
Kochi: A major blaze at an electrical substation on Friday has caused a prolonged power outage leading to shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport, media reports said.This has led to crowding of stranded passengers at airport, hotels and other places due todisruption of air travel across the globe.The airport management has warned passengers against travelling to …
Kochi: The US has detained an Indian origin Green Card holder academic, Badar Khan Suri, who is facing the threat of deportation for suspect links to a terrorist outfit,media reports said.With his wife being a Palestinian and her father a former minister in the Hamas government, the US authorities suspect Suri having links to a …
Kochi: Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and other crew members returned to earth after being stranded in the space station for nine months, BBC reported.The capsule carrying them travelled for 17 hours before splashing down off the coast of Florida. The SpaceX capsule entered Earth’s atmosphere supported by four parachutes.A recovery ship lifted the …
Kochi: Attorneys in the US have cautioned Indian Green Card holders, particularly elderly individuals, not to succumb to pressures of US officials to sign Form I-407 which will srip one of permanent residency.One cannot be coerced into surrendering permanent residency unless it is surrendered voluntarily, an Indian origin US Attorney Ashwin Sharma told Times of …
