NSG waiver, Indo-US n-deal disturbed stability: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday alleged that the Nuclear Supplier Group’s “discriminatory waiver” to India and the Indo-US nuclear deal have allowed it to increase its fissile material and disturb the strategic stability in South Asia. Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chowdhary said the waiver by the NSG, a 48-member grouping established 40 years ago to ensure that civilian trade in nuclear materials is not diverted for military purposes, created an opportunity for India to heavily increase its fissile material stocks.
ISIS have used, can make chemical weapons: CIA
Washington: ISIS militant group has used chemical weapons and can make small quantities of chlorine and mustard gas, CIA Director John Brennan has said, warning of the possibility that the dreaded outfit could seek to export the weapons for financial gain.
Pakistan arrests 97 militants
Karachi: Pakistan Army on Friday said nearly 100 hardcore militants have been arrested, who were involved in several major terror attacks and planning to free top al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh, who was allegedly involved in the 9/11 terror attacks in the US.
Russia warns of world war on Syrian conflict
Munich:Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the use of ground troops in the Syrian conflict could result in world war.
Medvedev was quoted as saying in an interview published late on Thursday by the German newspaper Handelsblatt that “a ground operation draws everyone taking part in it into a war.”
Nigeria frees 267 detainees, no links to Boko Haram
Maiduguri: Nigeria’s army is freeing 267 detainees found to have no links to the Boko Haram Islamic extremists including 72 minors, some looking no more than three years old.
Valentine’s Day banned in NW Pakistan
Peshawar: Valentine’s Day celebration was on Friday banned in northwest Pakistan with authorities in the restive region saying that the western tradition has no place in Islam. The day’s celebration on February 14 had often been criticised by Islamists as ‘insult’ to Islam.
HK bookseller ‘removed’ in breach of China treaty
Hong Kong: Britain says a missing Hong Kong bookseller was likely abducted to mainland China, calling it a “serious breach” of the treaty under which Beijing took control of the city.
Red Cross rejects Saudi call to leave Yemen
Sanaa: The Red Cross on Friday turned down a call from Riyadh for aid workers to stay out of rebel-held zones of Yemen that are being targeted in a Saudi-led air war. The mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross “often necessitates crossing frontlines” and securing access to combat zones, the ICRC’s Sanaa spokeswoman told AFP.