Man arrested for MQM leader’s murder in UK
london: A 52-year-old man believed to be a British of Pakistani origin was on Monday arrested by Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism unit in connection with the murder of a prominent MQM leader here in 2010. The man, who has not been officially named, was arrested as he landed at Heathrow Airport from Canada. He has been taken to a west london police station on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Imran Farooq, co-founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), in September 2010.
American blues singer Bobby Bland no more
london: Bobby Bland, the American blues singer, died in Memphis on Sunday following complications from an ongoing illness. He was 83. Bland, also known as ‘The lion of The Blues’, was a contemporary of blues and soul icons BB King and Ray Charles.He won a Grammy lifetime Achievement Award for his services to music. He topped the charts with hits ‘That's the Way love Is’ and ‘I Pity the Fool’.
British Sikh girl's organs traced in Punjab
london: Parents of a British Sikh girl who died suddenly while on holiday in India have moved a step closer to getting answers about her mysterious death. Birmingham-born Gurkiren Kaur loyal fell ill on a family holiday in Punjab back in April and was being treated for dehydration at a clinic in Khanna when staff reportedly gave her a mystery injection. The eight-year-old's parents claim her organs were then removed during a post-mortem to cover up the cause of death.
US envoy in Kabul to revive peace process
Kabul: US envoy James Dobbins arrived in Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, as Washington worked to put peace efforts back on track after a dispute over the rebels’ new office in Qatar. Karzai reacted furiously to the office being styled as a Taliban Government-in-exile under the rebels’ white flag and using the formal name of the “Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan” from their hardline 1996-2001 regime. The opening of the Qatar office last Tuesday was intended as a first step towards a peace deal as the US-led NATO combat mission winds down 12 years after the 9/11 attacks.
Cypriot ship capsizeD: 9 Indians rescued near Oman
Dubai: Nine Indian crew members of a Cypriot cargo ship that sank 1.4 nautical miles from Sultan Qaboos Port in Oman were rescued. The Nisar R3, loaded with 816 tonnes of bitumen, sank on Wednesday in which the ship's Iranian captain died while nine Indian crew members were rescued by Omani Coast Guard and naval vessels.