Non-bailable arrest warrant against GilanI
Islamabad: A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued on Thursday for former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and an ex-Minister for their alleged involvement in a ` 7 billion corruption scandal.
Thai military junta: it will not ‘cling to power’
Bangkok: Thailand’s ruling military junta on Thursday said it will not “cling to power” and hold fresh polls under “right conditions”, as police blocked roads to prevent protests amid tensions following the coup last week.
‘30 killed at Central African Rep church’
Bangui: Muslim rebels stormed a Catholic church compound in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, killing at least 30 people in a hail of gunfire and grenades, witnesses said.
Ruling on Mush’s travel ban lifting plea reserved
Karachi: A Pakistani court on Thursday reserved its ruling on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s plea seeking the lifting of a travel ban on him. He wanted to go abroad to see his ailing mother in Dubai and also to see doctors for his “heart problem” and pain in the back.
Oil tanker sinks off Japan after explosion
Tokyo: An oil tanker on Thursday sank off the Japanese coast after a large explosion and subsequent fire sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky. The 64-year-old captain of the ship was still unaccounted for nearly 12 hours after the accident, while four of his crew were in hospital being treated for burns, the coastguard said.
honour killing: Sharif orders immediate action
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Sharif ordered authorities in Punjab to take stern and immediate action against the killers of a 25-year-old pregnant woman who was brutally stoned to death for marrying the man of her choice.