ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lifted its moratorium on the death penalty in all capital cases, officials said Tuesday, after restarting executions for terrorism offences in the wake of a Taliban school massacre. The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed … read more
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of US teens walked out of school and thronged a protest at Wisconsin’s state Capitol after a police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old black youth who allegedly assaulted him. A banner reading “Black Lives Matter” was slung … read more
KABUL: At least four people were killed and 20 wounded Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew up his car outside a police station in the capital of Afghanistan´s restive Helmand province, officials said. A provincial spokesman in the southern city … read more
HONG KONG: A bomb threat to a Hong Kong-bound flight with nearly 300 people on board forced the jet to make an emergency landing in China on Tuesday, Hong Kong Airlines said. “Hong Kong Airlines was notified of a suspected … read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif attended a dinner reception hosted by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday. Leaders from almost all the political parties sans the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were present on the occasion. The former president … read more