2 British men grilled over Pak plane scare
london: Two British nationals arrested after UK fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistani passenger jet to Stansted Airport, remain in custody and are being questioned on suspicion of endangering the aircraft.
Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday released 45 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill though confusion surrounded the move as Indian authorities here were not informed about it. “We have freed 45 Indian prisoners and they will be repatriated via Wagah on Sunday,” Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani told a news briefing at the Foreign Office.
Mosque blast kills 12 in e Afghanistan
Kabul: Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban militants accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 people.
‘12 wounded in suicide attack in Dagestan’
Moscow: Twelve people were hospitalised and two of them were in a critical condition after a female suicide bomber blew herself up in Russia’s restive Dagestan region on Saturday, in the second bombing attack this week, a police spokeswoman said.
hold poll on time, UN tells parties in Nepal
Kathmandu: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked all political parties in Nepal to overcome political obstacles in holding the country’s next elections within the existing time frame.
largest Sikh fest to be held in Malaysia
Kuala lumpur: The largest Sikh festival in the world outside Punjab, which commemorates the death anniversary of a revered saint, will be held in the Malaysian state of Malacca next week.
Indian envoy visits Madhesi leader in ICU
Kathmandu: Indian ambassador to Nepal Jayanta Prasad on Saturday visited the senior Madhesi leader who was admitted to a hospital after being on a fast-unto-death since Tuesday demanding an early announcement of polls.
Madhesi leader and Sadbhawana Party president Rajendra Mahato was admitted to the ICU at Bir Hospital on Friday.