lahore HC acquits 4 death row convicts
Islamabad: A Pakistani high court on Monday acquitted four death row convicts citing lack of evidence, overturning an anti-terrorism court’s ruling to execute them for their involvement in a suicide attack at a Shia mosque that killed 19 people.
Pak cancels 2015’s first anti-polio campaign
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday cancelled this year’s first anti-polio campaign due to security reasons amid an attack on a polio worker in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
UN postpones libya peace talks again
Benghazi: The United Nations postponed peace talks between libya’s warring factions which had been scheduled for Monday without announcing a new date.
8 presumed dead after ship sank off Scotland
london: Eight crew members onboard a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Scotland were presumed dead on Monday, two days after the vessel capsized in stormy weather.
26 homes destroyed in Aus bushfires
Adelaide: A total of 26 homes were destroyed or badly damaged in the recent bushfires in South Australia’s capital city of Adelaide, media reported.
Women-only bus service introduced in Nepal
Kathmandu: A bus service exclusively for women has been introduced in Nepal’s capital city in a bid to make commuting safe and secure for females, who often face sexual assault on public transport in the country.