Islamabad/Karachi, 20 Oct. 2020 (Express Tribune)

Army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa has ordered an inquiry into the ‘Karachi incident’ that led to registration of a first information report (FIR) against PML-N’s Capt.  (Retd) Muhammad Safdar and his subsequent arrest during a visit to Sindh provincial capital.

“Taking notice of the Karachi … Read More

Washington, 20 Oct. 2020 (Anadolu News)

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee to late Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, filed suit in US district court Tuesday against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the journalist’s grisly murder.

Cengiz and a rights group founded by Khashoggi before his death filed the lawsuit in Washington, … Read More

Ankara, 20 Oct. 2020 (Anadolou News)

Turkey is set to continue its search for energy resources in Black Sea region, where it has so far discovered 405 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas, the country’s president said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a news conference following an hours-long cabinet meeting in the … Read More

Gujranwala (Pakistan), 16 Oct. 2020 (Tribune Express)

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) began its countrywide protest campaign against the incumbent government by holding a maiden power show in Gujranwala on Friday, which the opposition termed a “decisive referendum against the incompetent” rulers.

The PDM, comprising around a dozen opposition parties on a … Read More

Landi Kotal (Pakistan), 16 Oct. 2020 (Express Tribune)

Two container truck carrying Nato supplies to Afghanistan were set on fire by unidentified miscreants on Bara Road near Jalandher village in Khyber district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.

A security official told The Express Tribune that the attackers fired gunshots at the trucks, forcing the drivers … Read More

Doha, 16 Oct. 2020 (Qatar Tribune)

Ashraf Siddiqui

The Afghan negotiating teams are close to finalising a roadmap and the rule of procedures for discussion, a top Afghan Taliban official has said.

“It is a matter of merely two clauses. We hopefully will remove hurdles in reaching a final agenda of bilateral discussions,” … Read More

Washington (USA), 14 Oct. 2020 (The Wall Street Journal)

Barron Trump, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s 14-year-old son, tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month and has since recovered, the first lady said Wednesday.

In a rare personal essay posted on the White House website Wednesday titled “My personal experience … Read More

Kabul, 12 Oct. 2020 (AlJazeera News)

The United States military in Afghanistan has said its forces launched air raids against the Taliban in order to support Afghan government forces amid heavy fighting in the southern Helmand province.

Fierce battles broke out in recent days after the Taliban attacked several security outposts on … Read More

10 Oct. 2020 (Anadolu News)

198,867 Voters of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will cast their vote today on Sunday, 11th of October 2020 in 10th Presidential General Elections. The presidential election in the TRNC is held every five years.

The age of candidacy for Deputy ship is 25 years old, … Read More

09 Oct 2020 (Daily Sabah)

The tourism minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said that the government will promote “dark tourism” in Varosha (Maraş), which is now open for public access after being closed for 46 years.

Speaking to Demirören News Agency (DHA), Kutlu Evren said that Varosha was … Read More

Doha, 10 Oct. 2020
Tasweer, Doha based new photography Society announced two photographic annual awards Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Project Award and Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Single Image Awards. Objectives behind these new annual awards in photography are to recognize and support photographers from Western Asia and North Africa.
The Tasweer … Read More

Doha, 08 Oct. 2020 (Qatar Tribune)

By Ashraf Siddiqui

The people of Afghanistan hope for a comprehensive ceasefire after the Intra-Afghan dialogues aimed at ending the 20-year conflict in the country, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said.
President Ashraf Ghani was speaking on Tuesday at a lecture on the ‘Prospects for Peace in … Read More