Resolution in US to block F16s sale to Pak
Washington: Former Republican presidential candidate Senator Rand Paul has introduced a joint resolution in the US Congress to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. The resolution (SJ Res 30) calls for prohibiting sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, which the State Department had recently notified to the Congress.
Pak rights activists praise historic women's bill
lahore: Activists on Thursday hailed the passing of a historic bill protecting women's rights in Pakistan's most populous province, with the legislation establishing a helpline and shelters while calling for some defendants to wear GPS trackers.
Ban on Indian-origin doctor lifted in UK
london: An Indian-origin doctor, who was filmed in a sting operation in the UK, agreeing to perform an abortion because the foetus was a girl has been allowed to practice medicine again after a review by a medical tribunal.
Pak shuts down 254 religious seminaries
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have shut 254 suspected and unregistered religious madrassas across the country as part of a crackdown on religious seminaries involved in extremism.
Most ISIS bombs made with civilian components
Irbil: The ISIS group relies on commercially available components for most of its bombs, with some parts coming from as far away as the United States and Japan, according to a report released on Wednesday by a london-based arms
research group.
Balkan border restrictions leave thousands stranded
Thessaloniki: In yet another sign of trouble in Greece following border restrictions by Austria and Balkan countries, some 4,000 refugees continue to arrive on Greek territory daily. Meanwhile, some 400 migrants from Syria and Iraq, told to leave a transit camp in northern Greece on Thursday, have begun a 70-km trek walking to the country’s border with Macedonia.