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International probe into Kashmir killings imperative now:UN ...
( Geneva )
Geneva:The deteriorating situation in India-held Kashmir has now made it crucial to establish an independent, impartial and international mission to assess the situation, the UN human rights chief has said, while regretting India’s lack of response to his request for access to its controlled part of the disputed state.
UN rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council that he received a letter from the Government of Pakistan on Sept 9 formally inviting a...
US, Western allies know Saudi Arabia supports terror groups:...
( US )
New York:Noam Chomsky, a renowned American political activist and philosopher, has accused the United States and its Western allies of knowing about but choosing to turn a blind eye to Saudi Arabia’s support for terrorist groups. In an interview with Lebanese Al-Mayadeen television channel on Saturday, Chomsky said Riyadh is engaged in spreading extremist outfits, something the US and the West are prepared to ignore. He said the US, Britain, and France are well aware that Saudi Arabia is using...
Palestinian economy could double without Israeli occupation:...
( US )
New York:Development agency report says Israeli confiscation of Palestinian land, water and other natural resources, as well as widespread restrictions on movement, destruction of homes and expansion of settlements were damaging to the Palestinian economy. The Palestinian economy could easily double, while sky-high unemployment and poverty would plummet if the Israeli occupation were lifted, the United Nations development agency said Tuesday. In a new report, the United Nations Conference on...
Saudi rulers behind civil wars in Muslim countries:Leader in...
( Iran )
Tehran:Abrahamic hajj, which Islam has presented to Muslims as a gift, is the manifestation of pride, spirituality, unity and glory. It demonstrates to ill-wishers and enemies the greatness of the Islamic Ummah and its reliance on God’s eternal power. It highlights the distance between Muslims and the cesspool of corruption, humiliation and tyranny that international oppressors and bullies impose on human communities. The full text of the Leader’s message is as follows: The Supreme Leader’s...
The Leader calls for upgrading Iran’s military preparednes...
( Iran )
Tehran:Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a meeting on Sunday with commanders and staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army’s Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Headquarters, underscored the significance of defense as “the frontline of countering any aggression”, describing the front opposing the Islamic Republic as an “infamous, deceitful” one “opposed to the nation’s independence”. “In countering this enemy, which seeks...
20 killed as Saudi jets launch new airstrikes in Yemen...
( Yemen )
Sana:At least 20 people have lost their lives and many others sustained injuries in a number of Saudi airstrikes against residential neighborhoods across Yemen. On Wednesday morning, Saudi military aircraft pounded al-Rawdah Village and the Nihm district in the western-central Yemeni province of Sana’a in addition to an area close to a military academy in the capital, Sana’a, leaving four people dead and scores of others injured, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported. Sixteen people,...
ISIS spokesman killed by Russian Airstrikes in Syria:Defence...
( Russia )
Moscow:
Russia’s Defense Ministry says the Daesh spokesman and chief strategist, Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, was killed by a Russian airstrike in Syria.
The ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Adnani was one of “up to 40” militants killed on Tuesday in a bombing raid carried out by a Russian Su-34 warplane in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo.
“According to information confirmed through several intelligence channels, field commander Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was among...
Iran Ready To Mediate On Kashmir...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:The Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Hunar Dost has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran could play a role regarding the Kashmir issue if both Pakistan and India desired so.
While talking to a private news channel, Mehdi Hunar Dost said that Iran and Pakistan were enjoying cordial relations as bothsupported each other on many issues.
The envoy said that the Iranian leadership had time and again declared that Pakistan’s securitywas that of theirs.
Iran was the first...
Kashmir Nation needs to stand independently for Freedom havi...
( Pakistan )
Katrachi:Terrorism in Pakistan is a clear reality.There are groups who are supporting this, organizations who leading and running them; there are scholars, centers who give them terrorism vision and justifies these acts. The one who issues a verdict to kill Muslims and justifies it are all dens of terrorism and fall under the category of terrorism. One who issues verdicts to kill, those who arrange means, and those who justifies it are all part of terrorism. One the other hand India with a passion...
Kashmir issue:Pakistan invites India to secretary-level talk...
( Pakistan )
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has formally invited India to secretary-level talks on Kashmir.The Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry called on Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale on Monday afternoon and handed over a letter to him that was addressed to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The letter is an invitation to Jaishankar to visit Pakistan for talks on the Kashmir issue that has been the bone of contention between Pakistan and India for the...